CÉSAR | Table Expansion

signed, numbered EA 1/2 and with the founder's mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI PARIS gilt patinated bronze and glass top Conceived in 1977 and executed in 1989, this work is part of an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs plus 2 hors commerce. This work is registered in the archives of Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 3738.

Acquired from the artist by the present owners

Pierre Nahon, L'Histoire de la Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 2009, p. 280, illustrated in colour

Good overall condition. The glass top presents with some surface scratches consistent with age and use. The gilt bronze base presents with some scattered surface scratches and a deeper scratch on the top of approximately 16 cm. There are a few remnants of polish, mostly concentrated to the recessed areas. The gilt bronze presents with some light surface oxidation, a few rather small oxidation stains and with some vert-de-gris in the recessed areas.
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I wanted to do a free expansion that would express the language of material as much. I restricted myself to directing the flow. I wanted it to be undulatory, massive – something sensual and compact, like a wave forming in the sea.
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