Lot 73
Girouettes (Marabella - Shanghai)
Sold
£15,240
Est £15,000 - £20,000 ‡ ♠
Live Auction
20TH CENTURY TO NOW
ARTIST
Philippe Hiquily
Size
part 1 45.5 x 20.6 x 20.6 cm (17 7/8 x 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.) part 2 42.5 x 23.2 x 23.2 cm (16 3/4 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) part 3 43 x 23.6 x 23.6 cm (16 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THOMAS B. LEMANN

Medium
painted steel, in 3 parts
Signature
Conceived in 1963 and executed in 2009, this work is number 6 from an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Galerie Loft, Paris Thomas B. Lemann, New Orleans (acquired from the above in 2022) Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature
Éditions Loft, Philippe Hiquily Catalogue Raisonné 1948-2011, vol.1, Paris, 2012, no. 639, p. 414 (illustrated) Éditions Loft, Philippe Hiquily Catalogue Raisonné 1948-2011, vol.2, Paris, 2012, no. 639, p. 342