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ANTONY GORMLEY | PUSH II
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description
- Antony Gormley
- PUSH II
- mild steel
- 166 by 47 by 45 cm. 65 1/4 by 18 1/2 by 17 3/4 in.
- Executed in 2011.
Provenance
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few faint and superficial scratches and some minute and unobtrusive nicks in isolated places throughout. All other surface irregularities are in keeping with the artist's casting process.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
PUSH II is an example of Gormley’s Propper series of sculptures. The genesis of this language can be traced back to his Blockworks of 2001. In these sculptures the space displaced by the artist’s body was materialised in ‘physical pixels’ made from steel blocks.
By 2004 these blocks started to be arranged according to the logic of architectural construction using stacking, propping and cantilever which allowed for a greater dynamic of parts and greater liberty with body-volumes.
As always in Gormley’s work, the fabrication process begins with a moment of lived time: the moulding of the artist’s body, but these new works developed the language of an intermediary series, the Beamers. These are pieces in which beams run in three axes, touching the body’s boundary and forming an axial stack. As the artist has remarked, the Proppers’ use the tectonics of post and lintel architecture to translate body mass into the equivalent of a high rise tower or cantilevered pontoon, but do so with the freedom of a child seeing how high his wooden blocks can reach.
By 2004 these blocks started to be arranged according to the logic of architectural construction using stacking, propping and cantilever which allowed for a greater dynamic of parts and greater liberty with body-volumes.
As always in Gormley’s work, the fabrication process begins with a moment of lived time: the moulding of the artist’s body, but these new works developed the language of an intermediary series, the Beamers. These are pieces in which beams run in three axes, touching the body’s boundary and forming an axial stack. As the artist has remarked, the Proppers’ use the tectonics of post and lintel architecture to translate body mass into the equivalent of a high rise tower or cantilevered pontoon, but do so with the freedom of a child seeing how high his wooden blocks can reach.