£10,000
The Magic of Stories: Scotland's Book Sculptures | 701
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 10:00 GMT
paper and wire sculpture crafted from the leaves of a copy of Burns's 'Works', depicting the poem 'Tam O'Shanter', showing Tam riding his mare across the middle of a bridge away from the churchyard, with the witch, Nannie, in pursuit, with artist's handwritten label
Provenance:
Commissioned by Scottish Book Trust. Found at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, on Tuesday 27th November 2012.
Note:
“A bridge too far?”
... Take a chance with poetry
... Because reading matters [artist's handwritten label]
Accompanied by a copy of GIFTED: The Tale of 10 Mysterious Book Sculptures GIFTED to the City of Words and Letters. Polygon, 2017