Marcel Broodthaers - New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art London Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | Phillips
    • Provenance

      Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Literature

      Manuel J. Borja-Villel and Michael Compton, eds., Marcel Broodthaers: Cinéma, exh. cat., Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, 1997, p. 179 (illustrated)
      Charlotte Friling and Dirk Snauwaert, eds., Industrial Poems: Marcel Broodthaers, The Complete Catalogue of the​ Plaques, 1968-1972, Brussels, 2021, p. 306

Property from The Herbig Collection

74

La pipe, le feu

signed with the artist's initials, inscribed and dated 'Düsseldorf M.B. 70' on the reverse
felt-tip and ink on photographic paper
21.7 x 27.8 cm (8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1970.

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

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 ‡♠

Sold for £6,350

Contact Specialist

Louise Simpson
Head of New Now, London, Associate Specialist
lsimpson@phillips.com
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New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

London Auction 4 December 2024