Sterling Ruby - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Sprüth Magers, London
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    New York, Metro Pictures, Sterling Ruby: Killing the Recondite, 28 April - 9 June 2007

214

Mortar & Pestle/Torso Combo

signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 07' on the end of Torso Combo; further signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 07' to the lower edge of Mortar & Pestle; further signed with the artist's initials 'SR' on a ceramic fragment inside Mortar & Pestle
glazed ceramic with oxides and brass, in 2 parts on spray painted wooden base
mortar and pestle 21.5 x 73.5 x 59 cm (8 1/2 x 28 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.)
torso combo 35 x 52 x 84 cm (13 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 33 1/8 in.)
base 84.6 x 215.3 x 93.1 cm (33 1/4 x 84 3/4 x 36 5/8 in.)

Executed in 2007.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 

Sold for £52,920

Contact Specialist

Tamila Kerimova
Specialist, Head of Day Sale, Director

20th Century & Contemporary Art

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 21 October 2020