Lot 279
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TONY CRAGG | Conical Flask

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Tony Cragg
  • ConicalĀ Flask
  • incised with the artist's signature and numbered 5/6 on the underside
  • bronze with black patina
  • 58 by 67 by 37 cm. 22 7/8 by 26 3/8 by 14 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 2000, this work is number 5 from a edition of 6.

Provenance

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Exh. Cat., Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Tony Cragg: Signs of Life, May - October 2003, p. 449, no. 404, illustrated in colour (ed. no. unknown)
Exh. Cat., Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings, July - November 2011, n.p., no. 6, illustrated (ed. no. unknown)

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate Condition : This work is in good condition. Close inspection reveals some superficial scuffs and losses to the black patina in places throughout. Further close inspection reveals some media accretions in isolated places throughout.
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