Lot 87
  • 87

JIM DINE | Chainsaw Venus

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • After Jim Dine
  • Chainsaw Venus
  • incised with the artist's name, dated 1996, numbered 3/6 and stamped with the foundry's mark
  • bronze with green patina 
  • 195 by 67 by 56 cm. 76 3/4 by 23 1/2 by 22 in.
  • Executed in 1996, this work is number 3 from an edition of 6.

Provenance

Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly more green in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some light burnishing in places.
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