05-17-201305-18-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2655BBoston
May 17, 2013 12:00 PMCalender
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Ruth Lanier Asawa (Japanese/American, b. 1926),Untitled, S.069/90 (Hanging single-lobed, five-layer continuous form within a form),c.

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2655BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 17, 2013 12:00PM

Description:

Ruth Lanier Asawa (Japanese/American, b. 1926)

Untitled, S.069/90 (Hanging single-lobed, five-layer continuous form within a form), c. 1990
Stamped and numbered "S. 069/90 on two hanging copper tags (detached).
Crocheted oxidized copper wire, diameter 13 1/2 in., height 6 1/4 in. (diameter 34.3 cm, height 15.9 cm),with a hanging wire.
Condition: Good.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist in 1999.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of a worksheet describing the sculpture at hand, including a diagram, inventory number, and the comment "Asawa feels that this piece proved particularly successful."
Estimate $30,000-40,000


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