Table Piece CCCLXIV

Details

SIR ANTHONY CARO, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)
Table Piece CCCLXIV
painted steel, unique
58 1⁄2 in. (148.5 cm.) wide
Conceived in 1977.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Dieter Blume in the late 1970s, and by descent to the present owners.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Anthony Caro: Table and Related Sculptures 1966-1978, Braunschweig, Kunstverein Braunschweig, 1979, pp. 233, no. 376, illustrated.
D. Blume (ed.), Anthony Caro: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. I, Cologne, 1990, pp. 16, 132, 233, no. 376, illustrated.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

When Dieter Blume first encountered Table Piece CCCLXIV in Anthony Caro’s studio, it was still composed of only raw metal. A close companion to the artist, Blume was also a chemist, curator, and author of the comprehensive catalogue raisonné of Caro’s work. Many of the sculptures that Caro gifted to his friend were later donated to public collections across Europe, yet this particular work has remained in the family ever since, presenting Christie's with the rare opportunity to offer this important table piece to the market for the first time.

We are very grateful to the Anthony Caro Centre for their kind assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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