The Elevens Are Up

Details

Tony Smith (1912-1980)
The Elevens Are Up
incised with the artist's signature, number and date 'T. SMITH 1963/03 7/9' (lower edge)
cast bronze with black patina, in two parts
each: 16 x 16 x 4 in. (40.6 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1963. Executed in 2003. This work is number seven from an edition of nine plus one artist's proof.

Provenance

Estate of Tony Smith, New York
Private collection
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Tony Smith: Paintings and Sculpture 1960-65, April-June 2001, pp. 60-61 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Valencia, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Tony Smith, March-May 2002, p. 98 (cardboard maquette exhibited and illustrated).

Lot Essay

"I'm not aware of how light and shadow falls on my pieces. I'm just aware of basic form. I'm interested in the thing, not in the effects." (K. Stiles and P. Selz, 'Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art', Berkeley, 1996, p.127).

The Elevens Are Up

Lot Essay

More from Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session