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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2817BBoston
May 29, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Jesús Rafael Soto (Venezuelan, 1923-2005) Petit Carré Rouge

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$52,275$42,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2817BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 29, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Jesús Rafael Soto (Venezuelan, 1923-2005)

Petit Carré Rouge, 1965
Signed and dated "SOTO/1965" on the reverse, identified and inscribed ".../Paris
1965" on an unattributed label affixed to the reverse.
Oil, metal, and wood, 18 5/16 x 13 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (46.5 x 33.5 x 12.0 cm),unframed.
Condition: Losses and abrasions to the fine, vertical white lines, subtle area of abrasion measuring 1/8 x 1/8 in. to solid black rectangle at center, scattered very minor pinpoint-sized paint losses to black rectangle, scattered very subtle finger smudges.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, Contemporary, Part 2, June 23, 2005, Lot 153.
Estimate $22,000-28,000

Two small stickers. one with the Sotheby's London lot number, 153, the other inscribed "Sale/L05023" affixed to the reverse. Hanging mechanisim affixed to the reverse.


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Keywords

Paris, London, minor pinpoint-sized paint losses