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Marcel Broodthaers

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Estimate
£80,000 - 120,000
Lot Details
(i) printed screen and painted wood
(ii) film reel in metallic container with label Wide White Space Gallery – Antwerp/Belgium
(iii-iv) printed canvas on card roll
(v) printed canvas collage on felt
(vi-vii) double-sided printed canvas on card
(viii) fabric on cardboard box
(ix) printed canvas on card, in printed canvas covered artist's frame
(x) paper collage on lithograph on card
(xi) lithograph on card
(ii) signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'Le Corbeau et le Renard M.B. 1968' on a label affixed to the front
(iii-iv) signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated 'M.B. 5/40 1967' upper part
(v) signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated '5/40 M.B. 1967' lower right
(vi) signed with the artist's initials, titled and numbered 'Le Corbeau et le Renard . 5/40 M.B.' lower right
(x) signed with the artist's initials and dated 'M.B. 5/40' lower left
(xi) signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated '5/40 M.B. 1967 .' on the reverse
(i) 166 x 221.6 cm (65 3/8 x 87 1/4 in.)
(ii) diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
(iii) 27 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm (10 5/8 x 0 7/8 x 0 7/8 in.)
(v) 75.7 x 44.9 cm (29 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.)
(vi-vii) 54 x 75.9 cm (21 1/4 x 29 7/8 in.)
(viii) 57 x 78.4 x 6.1 cm (22 1/2 x 30 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
(ix) 61 x 81 x 4.2 cm (24 x 31 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
(x) 54.2 x 75.8 cm (21 3/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
(xi) 54.2 x 75.9 cm (21 3/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1967-1968, this work is number 5 from an edition of 40.

We are grateful for Marie-Puck Broodthaers’ assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

Marcel Broodthaers

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