ID 1163447
Lot 47 | VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938)
Estimate value
£ 250 000 – 350 000
School Slate
signed 'V. CELMINS 2009-2010' (to the underside of the tablet); signed and inscribed 'V CELMINS SHELF FOR SLATE' (on the reverse of the shelf)
acrylic and alkyd on bronze, string and wood shelf
tablet: 9 ¾ x 6 5⁄8 x ¼in. (24.8 x 16.8 x 0.6cm.)
shelf: 1 ½ x 10 5⁄8 x 2in. (3.8 x 27 x 5.2cm.)
overall: 10 ½ x 10 5⁄8 x 2in. (26.6 x 27 x 5.2cm.)
Executed in 2009-2010
Provenance
The Artist.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York.
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2010).
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2020.
Exhibited
New York, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Painting and Sculpture: Works Donated by Artists to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, 2010-2011.
| Artist: | Vija Celmins (1938) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Vija Celmins (1938) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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