Live Auction 2849Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session
Paul McCarthy (b. 1945)
Lot 535 Property from the Estate of Anita Reiner

Paul McCarthy (b. 1945)

Gold Butter Dog 1, Guggenheim Crown, Silicon

Closed14 May 2014

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USD 197,000

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Paul McCarthy (b. 1945)
Gold Butter Dog 1, Guggenheim Crown, Silicon
gold silicon rubber
35¼ x 32 x 27 in. (89.5 x 81.3 x 68.6 cm.)
Executed in 2003. This work is number one from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003

Specialist note

Much of my work is about the initiation from innocence to culture. It's generational, meaning that blame cannot be specific. It's passed down. Where does the perception or action come from? It becomes you. You are it. Culturalized into absurdity. I'm in it, too.
-Paul McCarthy