Lot 116
  • 116

François Morellet

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • François Morellet
  • 4 néons (45°-135°-225°-315°) avec 4 rythmes interférents 
  • signed, titled, inscribed, numbered 1/3 and dated 1972 on the reverse
  • neons on panel
  • 80 x 80 cm; 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 1972, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3.

Provenance

Galerie Hervé Bize, Nancy
Acquired from the above by the current owner in 2008

Exhibited

Stuttgart, Galerie D+C Mueller-Roth, François Morellet, 23 November – 20 December 1973
Milan, Studio Marconi, François Morellet – James Coleman, 16 April – 27 May 1975
Münster, Westfälischer Kunstverein; Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, François Morellet, Lichtobjekte, 3 September 1975 - 5 June 1977
Arles, Cloître Saint-Trophime, François Morellet, 23 juin – 30 septembre 1978
Eindhoven, Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst, 10 werken van François Morellet, 4 March – 28 June 2006
Gent, S.M.A.K., François Morellet, Morellet – autour de 1970, 26 January – 1 April 2007

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration. Please refer to the department for images of the different stages of lighting of the work. The neons are in working condition. The work is in very good condition.
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