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Haim Steinbach (b. 1944)

basics , 1986 (Executed)

Lot #458 | 2008-11-13 | Christie's, New York
Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale


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Sculpture

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USD 35,000 - 45,000 (currency of sale)

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Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 2050
Auction name: Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2008-11-13
End date: 2008-11-13
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
Dimensions: 30 x 53 x 12½ in. (76.2 x 134.6 x 31.7 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters: 76.2
Width In Centimeters: 134.6
Depth In Centimeters: 31.7
Height In Inches: 30
Width In Inches: 53
Depth In Inches: 12.5
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Edition: 1
Edition notes: number one from an edition of three
Year notes: Executed in 1986.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> Southampton, John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton; Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung,<br> <br> Haim Steinbach<br> <br> , March-April 1998, p. 213 (illustrated, another example exhibited).
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> J. Welchman,<br> <br> Art After Appropriation; Essays on Art in the 1990s<br> <br> , New York 1990, p. 44 (illustrated).<br> <br> I. Gianelli,<br> <br> Haim Steinbach<br> <br> , Milan 1995, p. 102 (illustrated).<br> <br> G. Celant, "Haim Steinbach's Wild, Wild, West,"<br> <br> Art Forum<br> <br> , December 1987 p. 87 (illustrated).
Catalog summary
Haim Steinbach (b. 1944) basics plastic laminated wood shelf; polyester, plastic and foam Parabears dressed in linen camouflage uniforms and felt hats; vinyl bear overall: 30 x 53 x 12½ in. (76.2 x 134.6 x 31.7 cm.) Executed in 1986. This work is number one from an edition of three.
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