Lot 247
Four Rectangles Oblique II
Sold
$137,500
Est $120,000 - $180,000
Live Auction
20TH CENTURY & CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE MORNING SESSION
ARTIST
George Rickey
Size
108 x 51 x 48 1/2 in. (274.3 x 129.5 x 123.2 cm.)
Description
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EAST COAST COLLECTION
Four Rectangles Oblique II
Medium
stainless steel, in 2 parts
Signature
Executed in 1972-74, this work is an artist's proof from an edition of 3 plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
Philip Rickey Marlborough Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, George Rickey, July 13 – 30, 1973, no. 41, pp. 68-69, 101 (another example exhibited and illustrated, pp. 68-69) Berlin, Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museen, George Rickey, November 21, 1973 – February 4, 1974, no. 41, pp. 68-69, 101 (another example exhibited and illustrated, pp. 68-69) New York, Fordham University Plaza at Lincoln Center and Staempfli Gallery, George Rickey, April 22 - May 24, 1975 (another example exhibited) Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Sculpture Outdoors, October 2 - December 7, 1975 (another example exhibited) New York, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, George Rickey, May 24 - September 7, 1977 (another example exhibited) New Orleans, K & B Plaza, Sculpture by George Rickey, September 10 - October 22, 1978 (another example exhibited and illustrated) Montréal, Musée d'art contemporain, George Rickey, September 17 – November 1, 1981, no. 3, p. 34 Glasgow, Scottish Arts Council, George Rickey: Kinetic Sculpture on Clydeside, June 5 - August 29, 1982, n.p., no. 3 (exhibited and diagram illustrated) Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, George Rickey, September 19 - November 29, 1982, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated) New York, Marlborough Gallery, George Rickey: Important Works from the Estate, February 18 - March 20, 2010, p. 27 (another example exhibited and illustrated) Atlanta Botanical Garden, Independent Visions: Sculpture in the Gardens, May – October 2012, p. 18 (another example exhibited and illustrated)