Olafur Eliasson - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Thursday, June 27, 2019 | Phillips

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 28 June 2019

  • Provenance

    neugerriemschneider, Berlin
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Pasadena, The Jamie Residence, Olafur Eliasson, 21 April - 31 May 2005 (another example exhibited)
    Stockholm, Magasin III, Stockholm Konsthall, Here Comes the Sun, 27 August - 11 December 2005, p. 8 (another example exhibited and illustrated)
    Aosta, Forte di Bard, In Cima alle Stelle. L’Universo tra Arte, Archeologica e Scienza, 4 April - 2 September 2007, pp. 250- 251 (another example exhibited and illustrated)

  • Literature

    Olafur Eliasson, ed., Your Engagement Has Consequences: On the Relativity of Your Reality, Baden, 2006, p. 182 (another example illustrated)
    Olafur Eliasson, ed., Studio Olafur Eliasson: An Encyclopedia, Cologne, 2008, pp. 93, 95 (another example illustrated, p. 95)

  • Catalogue Essay

    'My primary interest comes from investigations into how the eye functions and how one can use color to explore the differences in what we see'. Olafur Eliasson

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Olafur Eliasson

Holo lamp

wood, mirror, stainless steel c-stand, holo lens, lamp and transformer
213.5 x 95 x 135 cm (84 x 37 3/8 x 53 1/8 in.)
overall installation dimensions variable
Executed in 2005, this work is number 3 from an edition of 10 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
£20,000 - 30,000 ‡♠

Sold for £40,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 28 June 2019