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Modern and Contemporary Art

Wed, Oct 19, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 5

Julio Le Parc (Argentinian, b. 1928)

Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$200 $25
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$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Julio Le Parc (Argentinian, b. 1928)
Continuel Lumiere - Colonne Lumineuse, 1960-63,
Wood, metal, kinetic electric motor,
Howard Wise Gallery label on underside of pedestal.
Certificate of Authenticity from Atelier Julio Le Parc.

Dimensions: H: 41 3/4 x W: 12 1/2 x D: 12 1/2 in.
Pedestal: H: 22 x W: 14 x D: 14 in.

Height together with pedestal: 63 3/4 in.

1967 Light in Orbit, Howard Wise Gallery, 57th St., New York #2517;
1968 Cleveland Museum of Art, Light Sculpture. CMA Inventory # TR 14941/1;
1976 Cleveland Museum of Art, Materials and Techniques of the 20th Century. CMA Inventory # TR 16252/14a.

Howard Wise Gallery #2517, New York; Henry Hawley III (1934 - 2019), Curator of Decorative Arts Cleveland Museum of Art (1960 - 2002).

Condition

Areas of pigment loss to black painted wood pedestal and painted wood base of sculpture, oxidation to screws to lucite. In working order with original 2 pin light bulbs replaced with 2 pin socket adaptors and 2 LED light bulbs, addition of 2 mirrors underneath light bulbs.
One screw is missing on the lucite sculpture.
One screw is missing on the access panel.

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