Lot 3518 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday, 01. July 2021, 05.00 PM
WIM DELVOYE
(Wervik 1965–lives and works in Brighton)
Trophy (scale model 1:5). 2011.
Bronze, electrolytically silvered.
With the incised signature and number on the underside: Wim Delvoye 1/3, also with the foundry stamp: Art Castina Belgium.
50.5 × 16.5 × 25 cm.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Studio Wim Delvoye, Gentbrugge, April 2021. We thank the studio for its kind support.
Provenance:
- Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York.
- Purchased from the above in 2012 by the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland.
“I’m not interested in sculpting cubes or painting monochromes, it’s too easy. Art must fascinate people and doing easy things is not a good way to seek fascination.” Wim Delvoye
Provenance:
- Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York.
- Purchased from the above in 2012 by the present owner, since then private collection Switzerland.
“I’m not interested in sculpting cubes or painting monochromes, it’s too easy. Art must fascinate people and doing easy things is not a good way to seek fascination.” Wim Delvoye
CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)
Sold for CHF 24 700 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.