Lot 468
  • 468

Kenneth Snelson (1927 - 2016)

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Kenneth Snelson (1927 - 2016)
  • Pyramid Piece, 1993
  • aluminum and stainless steel wire
  • 20 by 11 1/2 by 11 1/2 in. (50.8 by 29.2 by 29.2 cm.)
  • Executed in 1993, this is number 2 from an edition of 4.
aluminum and stainless steel wire; incised with the artist's signature, date ''93' and number '2/4'

Provenance

Marlborough Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Marlborough Gallery, 'Kenneth Snelson: Sculpture,' September - October 2003, p. 28, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. All elements are present and stable. There are faint surface scratches, visible upon close inspection under raking light. There are areas of faint discoloration, primarily to the ends of the rods, visible upon close inspection.
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