Lot 231
  • 231

Ai Weiwei

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ai Weiwei
  • Bronze Arm
  • bronze
  • 14 by 68 by 34 cm. 5 1/2 by 6 3/4 y 13 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 2004, this work is from an edition of 10.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owner in April 2006

Literature

Urs Miele, Ed., Ai Weiwei: 2004-2007, Beijing 2007, p. 103, illustrated (marble version)
Karen Smith, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Bernard Fibicher, Ai Weiwei, London 2009, pp. 18-19, illustrated (marble version)

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The work has oxidised over t.mes , which is in keeping with the artist's choice of medium.
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