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Swaddled Baby
Details
Ron Mueck (b. 1958)
Swaddled Baby
polyester resin, hair, acrylic, fabric and artist's base
baby: 7¼ x 8½ x 19½ in. (18.4 x 21.5 x 49.5 cm.)
pillow: 6 x 29 x 17½ in. (15.2 x 73.6 x 44.4 cm.)
base: 39½ x 26 in. (100.3 x 66 cm.)
Executed in 2002.
Swaddled Baby
polyester resin, hair, acrylic, fabric and artist's base
baby: 7¼ x 8½ x 19½ in. (18.4 x 21.5 x 49.5 cm.)
pillow: 6 x 29 x 17½ in. (15.2 x 73.6 x 44.4 cm.)
base: 39½ x 26 in. (100.3 x 66 cm.)
Executed in 2002.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003
Literature
C. Lutz, "Der allnächtliche Kontrollverlust," Die Welt April 2003, illustrated.
S. Tanguy, "The Progress Big Man: A conversation with Ron Mueck," Sculpture, July/August 2003 no. 6 p. 5 (illustrated).
J. R. Taylor, "All Mueck and Magic, The Times, March 19 2003 p. 15 (illustrated).
W. Januszczak, "Ron Mueck Sails into History," Sunday Times, March 23 2003, p. 6 (illustrated).
H. Pietsch, "Allein mit sich selbst" Art May 2003 p. 61 (illustrated).
S. Tanguy, "The Progress Big Man: A conversation with Ron Mueck," Sculpture, July/August 2003 no. 6 p. 5 (illustrated).
J. R. Taylor, "All Mueck and Magic, The Times, March 19 2003 p. 15 (illustrated).
W. Januszczak, "Ron Mueck Sails into History," Sunday Times, March 23 2003, p. 6 (illustrated).
H. Pietsch, "Allein mit sich selbst" Art May 2003 p. 61 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Dresden, Stiftung Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Schlaf und Traum, p. 41 (illustrated).
London, National Gallery, Making Sculpture at the National Gallery, March-June 2003.
Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, Ron Mueck, November 2003-January 2004.
Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Ron Mueck: Hyperreal, September-November 2003, p. 49 (illustrated).
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ron Mueck Sculpture, December 2002-March 2003.
London, National Gallery, Making Sculpture at the National Gallery, March-June 2003.
Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, Ron Mueck, November 2003-January 2004.
Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Ron Mueck: Hyperreal, September-November 2003, p. 49 (illustrated).
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ron Mueck Sculpture, December 2002-March 2003.
Sale Room Notice
The correct media is silicone, modacrylic fibre, acrylic fabric and artist's base.