Live Auction 13892Post-War & Contemporary Art
Bernar Venet (B. 1941)
Lot 79 Property of a Private New York Collector

Bernar Venet (B. 1941)

217.5° Arc x 14

Closed28 September 2017

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USD 275,000

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Bernar Venet (B. 1941)
217.5° Arc x 14
engraved with the title '217.5° ARC x 14' (lower edge)
Cor-ten steel, in two parts
taller element: 81 ½ x 96 ¼ x 32 ¾ in. (207 x 244.5 x 83.2 cm.)
shorter element: 74 ¼ x 96 ¼ x 61 in. (188.6 x 244.5 x 154.9 cm.)
overall dimensions variable
Executed in 2007.

Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

“I can hardly deny that the raw material takes precedence over my intentions. My sculptures are all about how they are made and how metal resists. They’re a test of strength, a battle between the piece of metal and me.” (A. Pierre, Bernar Venet, Milan, 2000, p. 88.)