Lot 277
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Kiki Smith

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Kiki Smith
  • Flapper
  • stamped with the artist's name, date 2002, number 5/6 and the foundry mark on reverse of the left arm; stamped with the title and number 5/6 on the underside of the base
  • cast iron on steel base
  • 20 1/2 by 7 3/4 by 7 3/4 in. 52.1 by 19.7 by 19.7 cm.
  • Executed in 2002, this work is number 5 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

PaceWildenstein, New York
Private Collection, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Kiki Smith: A Gathering, 1980 - 2005, November 2005 - February 2007, cat. no. 130, p. 253, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)

Literature

Helaine Posner, Kiki Smith, New York, 2005, p. 224, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is some minor variation to the patina throughout and scattered minor remnants of the mold from the original cast are evident in the crevices, consistent with the artist's working method. There are scattered fine, hairline scratches on the base.
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