
Lot 140
Robert Klippel(1920-2001)Opus 807, 1988 202 x 44 x 44cm (79 1/2 x 17 5/16 x 17 5/16in).
24 March 2013, 14:00 AEDT
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary ArtSold for AU$23,180 inc. premium
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Robert Klippel (1920-2001)
Opus 807, 1988
signed with initials and inscribed 'RK 807' on base
painted wood
202 x 44 x 44cm (79 1/2 x 17 5/16 x 17 5/16in).
signed with initials and inscribed 'RK 807' on base
painted wood
202 x 44 x 44cm (79 1/2 x 17 5/16 x 17 5/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Watters Gallery, Sydney in December 1990
EXHIBITED:
Robert Klippel Painted Wood Sculptures at Three Locations, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 14 November - 8 December 1990, cat. no. 71
The Laverty Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 20 June - 23 August 1998
LITERATURE:
Robert Klippel Painted Wood Sculptures at Three Locations, exh. cat., Watters Gallery, Sydney, 1990, cat. no. 71 (illus.)
Elwyn Lynn, 'Sombre totems map dark destinies', The Weekend Australian, 24-25 November 1990 p. 9