Untitled

Details

SIR EDUARDO PAOLOZZI, R.A. (1924-2005)
Untitled
wood relief, unique
45 5/8 x 33 7/8 in. (116 x 86 cm.)
Constructed in 1975-76.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Peter Langan, London, in the late 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 30 November 2004, lot 110.
with Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Private collection, Berlin.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Die Dritte Dimension, Berlin, Galerie Michael Haas and Galerie Haas & Fuchs, 2005, pp. 24-25, 44, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.

Exhibited

Berlin, Galerie Michael Haas and Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Die Dritte Dimension, March - April 2005, exhibition not numbered.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

In the late 1970s Paolozzi gifted the present relief to Peter Langan, proprietor of Langan's Brasserie, in exchange for complimentary meals at the restaurant. Paolozzi described such works as 'eating art', and he had similar arrangements with other restaurants such as Le Caprice, The Ivy, Kettner's, Apicella's and Carluccio's.

We are very grateful to Judith Collins for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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