George Rickey, Four Rectangles Oblique II, 1978.
Four Rectangles Oblique II. 1978.
Stainless steelstainless steel.
Signed, dated and numbered “3/3 1978” on the base. From an edition of 3 copies plus 1 artist copy. 259 x 130 cm (101.9 x 51.1 in).
• Weightless elegance in motion.
• Exciting interplay of stability and lightness.
• An early example from the group of the “Rectangles”.
• Outdoor sculpture of an impressive size.
PROVENANCE: Walter and Marjorie Davis, USA.
Private collection, West Coast, USA.
Galerie Michael Haas, Zurich.
Onnasch, Berlin.
EXHIBITION: George Rickey, Important Works from the Estate, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, February 18-20, 2010, p. 27 (different copy).
LITERATURE: Wieland Schmied (ed.), George Rickey, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hanover, July 13 - September 30, 1973, cat. no. 41, pp. 68/69 (different copy).
Sotheby's, New York, auction on October 6, 1992, lot 60.
Christie's, New York, auction on May 14, 2014, lot 281.
Abstand. Episode 2 - Gegenwart, cat. Galerie Haas, Berlin/Zurich 2020, no. 1, p. 2.
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 17.32 h +/- 20 min.
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Four Rectangles Oblique II. 1978.
Stainless steelstainless steel.
Signed, dated and numbered “3/3 1978” on the base. From an edition of 3 copies plus 1 artist copy. 259 x 130 cm (101.9 x 51.1 in).
• Weightless elegance in motion.
• Exciting interplay of stability and lightness.
• An early example from the group of the “Rectangles”.
• Outdoor sculpture of an impressive size.
PROVENANCE: Walter and Marjorie Davis, USA.
Private collection, West Coast, USA.
Galerie Michael Haas, Zurich.
Onnasch, Berlin.
EXHIBITION: George Rickey, Important Works from the Estate, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, February 18-20, 2010, p. 27 (different copy).
LITERATURE: Wieland Schmied (ed.), George Rickey, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hanover, July 13 - September 30, 1973, cat. no. 41, pp. 68/69 (different copy).
Sotheby's, New York, auction on October 6, 1992, lot 60.
Christie's, New York, auction on May 14, 2014, lot 281.
Abstand. Episode 2 - Gegenwart, cat. Galerie Haas, Berlin/Zurich 2020, no. 1, p. 2.
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 17.32 h +/- 20 min.
