John Chamberlain

The Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993

New York, The Pace Gallery, Summer Group Show, June - September 1993

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is very light wear to the elements including surface abrasions, oxidation, rust and bending of the metal, all which appears inherent to the artist’s working method and nature of the found materials. All elements are stable and secure.
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"John Chamberlain was the first to use automobile metal and to use color successfully in sculpture. He introduced the developments of American expressionism into sculpture and challenged the prevailing idea of sculpture as a solid mass."

Donald Judd in “John Chamberlain by Donald Judd” in Exh. Cat., New York, The Pace Gallery, John Chamberlain: New Sculpture, 1989, p. IV