Human 38 Cells

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Paul Neagu (1938-2004)
Human 38 Cells
signed and dated twice and titled '(38 CELLS NEAGU'P'S CONCEPT.) II. 72. neagups. II. 1972.' (lower left); inscribed 'impulses & vectors' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'NEAGU'P. 1972. HUMAN.38.c' (on the reverse)
oil, coloured pencil and ink on canvas
15 x 8in. (38 x 20cm.)
Executed in 1972

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

'Sculpture was the prevailing avant-garde art of the late 1960s and 1970s, linkinh [Paul] Neagu through performance and film to a changing discourse about the role of art in society' (Anish Kapoor, 'Paul Neagu', in The Guardian, 28 June 2004).

Human 38 Cells

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