ID 778901
Lot 123 | FRANK GEHRY (B. 1929)
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
'The Snake Lamp', 1989
produced by New City Editions, Venice, CA
papier-mâché and colored paper with applied color
67 1⁄2 x 13 x 3 in. (171.5 x 33 x 7.6 cm)
signed Gehry, engraved PRODUCED BY NEW CITY EDITIONS VENICE, CA FRANK GEHRY / MOCA THE SNAKE LAMP 13⁄60 1989, crate stamped FRANK GEHRY/SNAKE LAMP and numbered 10/60
together with original pine crate
number 13 from the edition of 60
Provenance
Christie's East, New York, 6 June 2001, lot 220
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Fiona Ragheb, ed., Frank Gehry, Architect, New York, 2001, pp. 80-81 (for related models)
Francesco Dal Co and Kurt W. Forster, Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works, Milan, 2003, p. 278 (for a related model)
| Artist: | Frank Owen Gehry (1929) |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Frank Owen Gehry (1929) |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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