Vente: 524 / Post War / Contemporary Art II 10 décembre 2021 à Munich Lot 31

 

31
César
Inclusion, 1968.
Mixed media. Glass and polyurethane, mounted in...
Estimation:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Résultat:
€ 18,750 / $ 20,250

( frais d'adjudication compris)
Inclusion. 1968.
Mixed media. Glass and polyurethane, mounted in aluminum base.
129.5 x 69.5 x 14 cm (50.9 x 27.3 x 5.5 in). Total dimensions: 176 x 106 x 50 cm (69,3 x 41,7 x 19,7 in).
[KT].
• As of 1958 the internationally renowned sculptor developed an individual approach to space with his compressions, expansions and inclusions.
• The combination of conceptuality and fascinating materiality is what makes his sculptures so special.
• César has been a member of the important avant-garde group "Nouveaux Réalistes" since 1961, which also includes Yves Klein, Arman, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
• With his progressive sculptures he took part in documenta II in 1959, as well as in 1964 and in 1968.
• His sculptures are part of many international collections, among them the Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, the Tate Gallery, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York
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PROVENANCE: Claude Govaerts, Paris (the artist's assistant from 1970 to 1992).
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.

LITERATURE: Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Tableaux modernes, contemporains et sculptures, auction on December 14, 2009, lot 89 (with illu.).




31
César
Inclusion, 1968.
Mixed media. Glass and polyurethane, mounted in...
Estimation:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Résultat:
€ 18,750 / $ 20,250

( frais d'adjudication compris)