Jean Tinguely (1925-1991)
Was ist das?
forged iron, metal rods, rubber tube, plastic, spring and electric motor
35 x 34¾ x 9¾in. (89 x 88 x 25cm.)
Executed in 1961
Jean Tinguely (1925-1991)
Was ist das?
forged iron, metal rods, rubber tube, plastic, spring and electric motor
35 x 34¾ x 9¾in. (89 x 88 x 25cm.)
Executed in 1961
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich.
Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1986.
C. Bischofberger, Jean Tinguely: Catalogue Raisonné, Sculptures and Reliefs 1954-1968, Zurich 1982, no. 219 (illustrated, p. 160).
New York, George Staempfli Gallery, Jean Tinguely, Recent Constructions, 1961, no. 26.
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
The work is structurally sound and in working order. All elements appear to be present and there is scattered surface dust to the work and in some of the recesses. There is some oxidation to the metal elements which is likely inherent to the material. There is some rubbing to the edges with some associated spots of paint loss and a 2 in. crack with an associated thin loss to the front of the base as visible in the catalogue illustration. There is some cracking to the rubber hose in places.
Catalogue illustration: fairly accurate.
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