Lot 143
JULIAN SCHNABEL (AMERICAN B.1951)
MAQUETTE FOR 'HEAD ON A STUMP'
Auction: 17 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
£4,750
Description
Plaster maquette from which a cast edition of 6 bronzes was taken
Dimensions
53cm x 17cm (20.75in x 6.75in)
Footnote
Provenance: The Collection of John Brazenall
Note: This is one of the few examples of sculpture that the artist worked on by hand, at the Johnson Atelier, New Jersey, USA. A small edition of four bronze casts were taken, and sold at an exhibition at Pace Gallery, New York in 1990: Julian Schnabel: Sculpture 1987–1990, The Pace Gallery, 142 Greene Street, New York, May 1–June 29, 1990. (Catalogue; text by Rene Ricard). Edition 2/4 in bronze was sold for £34,500 at Sothebys in 1999.