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Tony Cragg (B. 1949)
Untitled
crayon on stool, wood and found luggage, in three parts
(i) 27 ½ x 13 5/8 x 13 3/8in. (70 x 34.5 x 34cm.)
(ii) 6 ½ x 36 x 18in. (16.5 x 91.5 x 45.8cm.)
(iii) 10 3/8 x 19 7/8 x 8 ½in. (26.5 x 50.6 x 21.5cm.)
overall: 44 ½ x 36 x 18in. (113.2 x 91.5 x 45.8cm.)
Executed in 1984

Provenance

Le Case d'Arte, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner and thence by descent.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

‘Duchamp did a very valuable and important thing in introducing manmade objects into the world of art. That provided us with an enormous vocabulary of new materials but, more importantly, it made us realize that we do not have to change the object if we can change the terms around it’ (T. Cragg, quoted in C. King, ‘The Brilliance of Tony Cragg’, The Art Economist, p. 21).

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