Tom Otterness - 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Brooke Alexander Inc., New York
    Jason McCoy Inc., New York
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)

  • Artist Biography

    Tom Otterness

    American • 1952

    American artist Tom Otterness generated considerable controversy in 1977 for his conceptual work Shot Dog Film, notorious for its unblinking violence and unashamed cruelty. The piece established Otterness as a risk-taking artist, not afraid to push the boundaries of what is socially acceptable.

     

    Yet the controversial work would eventually haunt him for years, particularly as shows of violence became scarce in an increasingly modern society. Veering off in a diametrically opposite direction, Otterness started working with lost wax and bronze to create public art installations. Often inhabiting parks, center squares and transportation infrastructures, Otterness' sculptures tend towards the comedic. They are cartoonish and cheeky, nodding at art history, pop culture, capitalism, greed and satire. To date, Otterness is one of the most successful public artists world-wide.

     

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Nero's Apartment House

incised with the artist's signature, number and date "© T. OTTERNESS 89-90 2/3" and stamped with the Tallix foundry mark on the base
bronze
60 1/2 x 42 x 30 in. (153.7 x 106.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1989-1990, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head of Day Sale, Morning Session
New York
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20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 13 November 2019