LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze with a brown patina on a wooden base

Measurements:

29.53 in. (75.00 cm.) (height) by 5.71 in. (14.50 cm.) (width) by 3.74 in. (9.50 cm.) (width)

Edition:

unique

Markings:

incised with signature 'TAJIRI' (on top of the bronze foot)

Exhibited:

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Shinkichi Tajiri: Sculptures, 1960 (illustrated, p. 10).

Literature:

H. Westgeest (ed.), Shinkichi Tajiri. Universal Paradoxes, Leiden 2015 (installation image of the artist in his studio, 1960, p. 16).

Provenance:

Collection Goeminne, Nazareth (Belgium). Private Collection, Belgium. Anon. sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 5 November 2014, lot 122. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.