Lot 518
  • 518

Barry Flanagan

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Barry Flanagan
  • Tango
  • incised with the artist's monogram and stamped with the number 3/8 on the base
  • bronze
  • 30 1/4 by 9 by 8 in. 76.9 by 22.9 by 20.3 cm.
  • Executed in 2001, this work is number 3 from an edition of 8, plus 4 artist's proofs.

Provenance

Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Recklinghausen, Kunstausstellung der Ruhrfestspiele; Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Barry Flanagan: Sculpture and Drawings, May 2002 - May 2003 (another example exhibited) 
London, Waddington Galleries, Barry Flanagan - Linear Sculptures in Bronze and Stone Carvings, January - February 2004 (another example exhibited)
New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Barry Flanagan: Sculptures, February - March 2004 (another example exhibited)
Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005, June - September 2006 (another example exhibited)

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. There is evidence of oxidation with associated minor discoloration most noticeable in the base, inherent to the artist's working method and the natural aging process of this medium. There is faint dust accumulation visible within the crevices of the sculpture.
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