Sale: 387 / Post War/ Contemporary Art, Dec. 10. 2011 in Munich Lot 267

 
George Rickey - Twenty Squares Two Cubes II


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George Rickey
Twenty Squares Two Cubes II, 1970.
Sculpture
Estimate:
€ 28,000 / $ 29,960
Sold:
€ 36,600 / $ 39,162

(incl. surcharge)
Kinetic Sculpture. Soldered stainless steel. On slate base.
With name and date on plinth. Additionally with faintly visible inscription "18". Unique piece. Height in state of rest: 53 cm (20,8 in).

We are grateful to Mr. Maxwell Davidson III, New York, for his expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Private collection (acquired directly from artist).

LITERATURE: Maxwell Davidson III, George Rickey. The early works, Atglen 2004, p. 187 (with illu.).

[JS].




267
George Rickey
Twenty Squares Two Cubes II, 1970.
Sculpture
Estimate:
€ 28,000 / $ 29,960
Sold:
€ 36,600 / $ 39,162

(incl. surcharge)