TONY SMITH (1912-1980) - photo 1
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TONY SMITH (1912-1980)

Lot 214
01.10.2024 13:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 214 | TONY SMITH (1912-1980)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
TONY SMITH (1912-1980)
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stamped with the artist's signature, number, date and Foundry mark 'T. SMITH 1961 2/9' (on the lower edge of the reverse)
bronze with black patina
20 x 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 50.8 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1991. This work is number two from an edition of nine plus one artist's proof.




Provenance

Estate of the artist
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 13 November 1991, lot 153
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners



Literature

Tony Smith: Selected Sculptures 1961–1973. Part I., exh. cat., New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., 1985, n.p. (illustrated).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Daniel Templon, Tony Smith: Sculptures 1961–1963, September-October 1986.
Birmingham, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Tony Smith: Bronzes, April-May 1987 (another example exhibited).
London, Mayor Rowan Gallery, Eleven Artists from Paula Cooper, May-June 1988 (another example exhibited).
Geneva, Galerie Pierre Huber, Tony Smith Selected Sculptures: 1961-73, November 1989 (another example exhibited).
Oslo, Galleri Riis, Tony Smith: Sculptures 1956-69, May-June 1994 (another example exhibited).
New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern, Tony Smith / Christopher Wilmarth: Apprentice, Mentor, Friends, December 1997-January 1998 (another example exhibited).
Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Tony Smith, March-May 2002, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, The Smiths: Tony, Kiki, Seton, December 2002-March 2003 (another example exhibited).
Art style:Post War Art
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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