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Marc Quinn (b. 1964)
Sphinx (Venus)
painted bronze and wooden pedestal
figure: 27 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 23 5/8in. (71 x 67 x 60cm.)
pedestal: 50 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8in. (127 x 46 x 46cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number one from an edition of three
Sphinx (Venus)
painted bronze and wooden pedestal
figure: 27 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 23 5/8in. (71 x 67 x 60cm.)
pedestal: 50 x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8in. (127 x 46 x 46cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number one from an edition of three
Provenance
Hopkins-Custot Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006.
Literature
In ARTnews, December 2006 (another from the edition illustrated in colour on the cover).
J. Zeppetelli, Marc Quinn, exh. cat., Montreal, DHC/ART Fondation pour l'art contemporain, 2007 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 36-37).
Marc Quinn, Siren, exh. cat., London, British Museum, 2008-2009 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 7).
J. Zeppetelli, Marc Quinn, exh. cat., Montreal, DHC/ART Fondation pour l'art contemporain, 2007 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 36-37).
Marc Quinn, Siren, exh. cat., London, British Museum, 2008-2009 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 7).
Exhibited
New York, Mary Boone Gallery, Sphinx, 2007 (another from the edition exhibited).
Special Notice
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