Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Lot 135

Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)

Wicht

Closed7 March 2018

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GBP 260,750

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Thomas Schütte (B. 1954)
Wicht
stamped with the artist's initials, number and date twice 'T.S. 06 3/6' and with the foundry mark twice 'Kayser Düsseldorf' (on the underside of the bronze)
patinated bronze and steel base
base: 12 1/8 x 14 x 12 5/8in. (31 x 35.5 x 32cm.)
bust: 13,3.8 x 11 x 13 ¾in. (34 x 28 x 35cm.)
overall: 25 x 13.¾ x 12 5/8in. (63.5 x 35 x 32cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number three from an edition of six plus two artist's proofs

Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf.
Lambert Art Collection, Brussels (acquired from the above in 2006)
Their sale, Christie's London, 14 October 2015, lot. 169.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

‘I always hope that in the end the work will be physically present. That the works lead to essential questions is important. I don’t feel the weight [of tradition] because when I do them, I’m not thinking about the history, I’m thinking about the future’
–Thomas Schütte