Contemporary Day Auction

Contemporary Day Auction

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Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation

Barry Flanagan

Large Left-Handed Drummer

Auction Closed

May 14, 09:30 PM GMT

Estimate

700,000 - 900,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation

Barry Flanagan

1941 - 2009


Large Left-Handed Drummer

bronze

192 by 114 by 93 in.

490.2 by 289.6 by 243.8 cm.

Executed in 2006, this work is number 1 from the edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs.


This work is being offered for sale from an offsite location and is not at Sotheby’s York Avenue location. Prospective buyers may contact ctpdaysale@sothebys.com with inquiries. Please note that the successful purchaser must use Sotheby’s shipping services for collection and delivery after the auction at the buyer’s expense.

Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above in May 2007 by the present owner

Exh. Cat., London, Waddington Galleries, Barry Flanagan: Sculptures 2001 - 2008, April - May 2009, p. 23-24, illustrated in color

New York, Union Square Park, Barry Flanagan: Sculpture, February - March 2007 (present example)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, Memorial Forecourt, Summer Exhibition, June - August 2010 (another example exhibited)

Cambridge, Jesus College, Remembering Flanagan, June - September 2011 (another example exhibited)

Derbyshire, Chatsworth House, Beyond Limits, Sotheby's at Chatsworth: A Selling Exhibition, September - October 2011 (another example exhibited)

Paris, Petit Palais, Fiac on Site - Petit Palais, October - November 2016

Winterslow, Roche Court Sculpture Garden, New Arts Center Collection (permanent installation) (another example exhibited)