Lot 44
  • 44

Marina Apollonio

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marina Apollonio
  • Dinamica Circolare 6K
  • signed, titled, dated 1966 twice on the reverse
  • synthetic enamel on plywood with rotating motorised mechanism
  • 100 by 100 cm. 39 3/8 by 39 3/8 in. diameter: 80 cm. 31 1/2 in
  • Painted in 1966 and subsequently mechanised by the artist for the 2009 exhibition Collector's Choice Part II at the ZKM-Museum fur Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe.

Provenance

VAF Stiftung, Frankfurt

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Karlsruhe, ZKM-Museum für Neue Kunst, Collector’s Choice Part II, 2009

Literature

Daniela Ferrari, Ed., VAF Stiftung, The Collection, General Catalogue, Frankfurt 2012, p. 400, illustrated in colour

Exh. Cat., Milan, 10 A.M. ART, Marina Apollonio, Retrospective Exhibition, 2015, p. 95, illustrated                            

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the white is warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition and full working order. Close inspection reveals some minor glue residue towards the lower left quadrant. There are some minor surface irregularities, visible when backlit, which are inherent to the material and the artist's working process.
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