Sale: 534 / Contemporary Art Day Sale, Dec. 09. 2022 in Munich Lot 196

 

196
George Rickey
One up One down Excentric III, 1978–199.
Kinetic stainless steel sculpture with two needles
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 35,000 / $ 37,800

(incl. surcharge)
One up One down Excentric III. 1978–1990.
Kinetic stainless steel sculpture with two needles.
With scratched signature, date and number on the base. From an edition of 3 copies. ca. 120 x 22 x 22 cm (47.2 x 8.6 x 8.6 in).

• Kinetic sculpture intended to interact with wind and wheather.
• Rickey succeeds in integrating elusive themes like air and motion into his art.
• From a small edition
.

We are grateful to the George Rickey Foundation for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.

LITERATURE: Jörn Merkert/ Ursula Prinz, George Rickey in Berlin 1967-1992, 1992, p. 367, P 27.




196
George Rickey
One up One down Excentric III, 1978–199.
Kinetic stainless steel sculpture with two needles
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 35,000 / $ 37,800

(incl. surcharge)