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Lot 83
  • 83

Sheila Hicks

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Sheila Hicks
  • Study for the décor of DuPont de Nemours headquarters, 1972-1973
  • Dedicated, signed and dated For Monty Love Sheila Hicks Paris 73 on the reverse
  • silk, linen and metal threads
  • 21 x 27,3 cm ; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
silk, linen and metal threads on canvas

Provenance

Gift from the artist to the parents of the present owners
Private collection, Belgium

Literature

Monique Lévi-Strauss, Sheila Hicks, Paris, 1974, pp. 52-53 for several views of the project realised for the company DuPont de Nemours in their headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware

Condition

Good overall condition. Very few and minor lacks of threads. A few slightly loose threads. Dust and surface dirt scattered, consistent with age and use.
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