Urs Fischer - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, Urs Fischer: Beds & Problem Paintings, February 23 - April 7, 2012, pp. 52-53, 57-59 (another example exhibited)
    Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Urs Fischer: Madame Fisscher, April 15 - July 15, 2012, pp. 162-163, 168-169 (another example exhibited and illustrated)

  • Literature

    Urs Fischer, exh. cat., Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2013, pp. 158-161 (another example illustrated)

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

128

SMITH / JOHNSON / WILLIAMS / JONES

signed "Urs Fischer" on a label affixed to the interior of the staple gun element
silkscreen print on mirror-glass, UV-adhesive, aluminum, polyacetal and screws, in 4 parts
ping-pong paddle 25 x 14 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (63.5 x 37.8 x 7 cm.)
calculator 19 3/8 x 24 3/4 x 7 in. (49.1 x 62.7 x 118 cm.)
asparagus 25 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (65.1 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm.)
staple gun 17 1/2 x 20 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (44.5 x 52.4 x 9.8 cm.)

Executed in 2012, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$250,000 - 350,000 

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 17 May 2017