ROBERT ADAMS
SPIKY FORM , 1952 (Executed)
Lot #170 |
2020-09-09 |
Sotheby's, London
Made in Britain
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 2,000 - 3,000 (currency of sale)
USD 2,568 - 3,852 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L20145
Auction name: Made in Britain
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2020-09-09
End date: 2020-09-16
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Edition: Unique
Edition notes: Unique.
Year notes: Executed in 1952.
Provenance
Gimpel Fils, London, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Retrospective Exhibition of Sculpture, Painting and Drawings , 15th April - 7th May 1961, cat. no.14, with tour to Newcastle upon Tyne.
Literature
Alastair Grieve, The Sculpture of Robert Adams , The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, London, cat. no.163, p.168, illustrated p.169.
Catalog summary
ROBERT ADAMS 1917-1984 SPIKY FORM aluminium height: 29cm.; 11½in. width: 12.5cm.; 5in. Executed in 1952-3, the present work is unique. To view Shipping Calculator, please click here Provenance Gimpel Fils, London, where acquired by the present owner Exhibited Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Retrospective Exhibition of Sculpture, Painting and Drawings , 15th April - 7th May 1961, cat. no.14, with tour to Newcastle upon Tyne. Literature Alastair Grieve, The Sculpture of Robert Adams , The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, London, cat. no.163, p.168, illustrated p.169.