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POL BURY | Cuivre Ponctuation
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pol Bury
- Cuivre Ponctuation
- wood, copper and electrical motor
- 100 by 100 by 17 cm. 39 3/8 by 39 3/8 by 6 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1963.
Provenance
Collection Dotremont, Brussels
Galerie Ad Libitum Antwerp
Private Collection, Antwerp (acquired from the above in October 1968)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Galerie Ad Libitum Antwerp
Private Collection, Antwerp (acquired from the above in October 1968)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall, Retrospective Pol Bury, August - October 1994
Brussels, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Zero international Antwerpen, November - February 1980
Brussels, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Zero international Antwerpen, November - February 1980
Literature
Rosemarie E Pahlke, Pol Bury, Avec Catalogue Raisonné, Gand 1994, p. 148, no. 63-27, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition and in full working order. There is a surface patina and some oxidation in places throughout. Close inspection reveals some superficial scuffs, abrasions and accretions in places throughout. Further close inspection reveals some tiny nicks and impressions, most notably towards the edges of the work.
"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
"Viewing one of Bury's constructions demands that one see and feel peripherally. The eyes, the ears and the sense of kinesthesis are not directly engaged, though one becomes aware of the meaning of the activity almost as an after-effect" (Jack Burnham ‘Beyond Modern Sculpture, New York, 1968’, cited in: Dore Ashton, Pol Bury, Paris 1970, p. 18).