拍品 108
  • 108

CÉSAR | Sculpture Plate

估價
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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描述

  • César
  • Sculpture Plate
  • welded iron
  • 103 x 64 x 18 cm; 40 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 7 in.
  • Executed in 1958, this work is unique.

來源

Private Collection, Chicago
Private Collection, France
Sale: Tajan, Paris, Modern and Contemporary Art, 4 August 2004, lot 56
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

出版

Pierre Volboudt, XXème Siecle, César: L'oeuvre Récente,  no. 22, Paris, 1963, p. 80, illustrated
Denyse Durand-Ruel, CésarCatalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 1947-1964, Paris, 1994, p. 206, no. 233, illustrated
Grimaldi Forum, César, L'instinct du fer, 1946/1966, des premiers fers aux compressions, Monaco, 2002, p. 114, illustrated

Condition

The colour sin the printed catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. There are oxidation and rust marks inherent to the medium. There is a thin layer of dust on the surface of the sculpture. The work is in good original condition.
"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."

拍品資料及來源

Les plaques : steel paintings

From a formal standpoint, they stand out as a logical sequence due to their purely abstract nature and the fascinating iron mastery they reveal, like the successful outcome of his welded iron work. Here, the artist's reference field moves from sculpture to painting, as the Plates evoke paintings rather than forms unfolding in space. (...)

"Making", praxis, is no longer a mean to reach a form or conceptualize a value like it previously was. It becomes an end. The material and its process are put forth, disturbing the logical relationship between signs and blurring the links between the signifier and the signified. These large plates that César built piece after piece like mosaics rise like blind mirrors that stop both light and reason. Immutably silent, they stand like iron Babels.

Guy Tosatto



This work is registered in the archives of Mrs Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 258.