Live Auction 9383Post-War and Contemporary Art
Paul Neagu (1938-2004)
Lot 132

Paul Neagu (1938-2004)

Human 38 Cells

Closed24 September 2013

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GBP 3,750

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Paul Neagu (1938-2004)
Human 38 Cells
signed and dated twice and titled '(38 CELLS NEAGU'P'S CONCEPT.) II. 72. neagups. II. 1972.' (lower left); inscribed 'impulses & vectors' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'NEAGU'P. 1972. HUMAN.38.c' (on the reverse)
oil, coloured pencil and ink on canvas
15 x 8in. (38 x 20cm.)
Executed in 1972

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Specialist note

'Sculpture was the prevailing avant-garde art of the late 1960s and 1970s, linkinh [Paul] Neagu through performance and film to a changing discourse about the role of art in society' (Anish Kapoor, 'Paul Neagu', in The Guardian, 28 June 2004).