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Robert Smithson
(American, 1938–1973)
Ziggurat Mirror, 1966
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
Sold
$22,500
Live Auction
Post War and Contemporary Art featuring A Vision in Color: A Curated Session by Emily Friedman
Location
New York
Size
Height: 24 inches.
Description
Robert Smithson
(American, 1938–1973)
Ziggurat Mirror, 1966
mirrors, glass
Height: 24 inches.
Property from the Estate of Mimi Kazon
This lot is located in New York.
Condition
Width: 5 1/2 inches.Depth: 10 inches.Scattered light surface soiling throughout - mostly dust accumulation and fingerprints. Soiling is also apparent to underside - presumably due to old adhesive. Various chips, nicks and gentle scratches to mirrors throughout, of varying degrees - the most notable are along the base of the sculpture, on either side. Please request additional images.
Provenance
Exhibited:Ithaca, New York, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Robert Smithson: Sculpture, November 14-December 21, 1980Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walker Art Center, February 8-March 22, 1981; Chicago, Illinois, Museum of Contemporary Art, April 10-June 14, 1981La Jolla, California, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, August 14-September 25, 1981Austin, Texas, Laguna Gloria Museum, November 13, 1981-January 10, 1982New York, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, February 16-April 18, 1982, cat. no. 58.Literature: Hobbs, Robert. Robert Smithson: Sculpture, Cornell University Press: Ithaca, 1981, Illus. pg. 83