217.5° Arc x 14

Details

Bernar Venet (B. 1941)
217.5° Arc x 14
engraved with the title '217.5° ARC x 14' (lower edge)
Cor-ten steel, in two parts
taller element: 81 ½ x 96 ¼ x 32 ¾ in. (207 x 244.5 x 83.2 cm.)
shorter element: 74 ¼ x 96 ¼ x 61 in. (188.6 x 244.5 x 154.9 cm.)
overall dimensions variable
Executed in 2007.

Provenance

Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Further Details

This work is registered in the artist's archives under inventory number bv07s22 and is eligible for a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Sale Room Notice

Please note this work was executed in 2007.

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“I can hardly deny that the raw material takes precedence over my intentions. My sculptures are all about how they are made and how metal resists. They’re a test of strength, a battle between the piece of metal and me.” (A. Pierre, Bernar Venet, Milan, 2000, p. 88.)

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