François Morellet
Ohne Titel (Trames) (Untitled – grids or Grillage (Wire mesh)
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December 18, 01:02 PM GMT
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5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Ohne Titel (Trames) (Untitled – grids or Grillage (Wire mesh)
signed and numbered 55/100 on the MAT edition label on the reverse
three wire-mesh screens and painted wood board in metal frame
50,4 x 50,5 x 2,9 cm ; 19 13/16 x 19⅞x 1⅛in.
Executed in 1965, this work is number 55 from an edition of 100.
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François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Ohne Titel (Trames) (Untitled – grids or Grillage (Wire mesh)
signé et numéroté 55/100 sur l'étiquette MAT édition au dos
trois écrans de fils métalliques et panneau en bois peint dans un cadre en métal
50,4 x 50,5 x 2,9 cm ; 19 13/16 x 19⅞x 1⅛in.
Exécutée en 1965, cette œuvre est le numéro 55 d'une édition de 100 exemplaires.
Theodor Ahrenberg Collection
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Collection Theodor Ahrenberg
Meredith Malone, Sam Adams, Molly Mood et al., Multiplied: Edition MAT and the transformable work of art, 1959-1965, Washington, 2020, illustrated p. 178 (other example)
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Meredith Malone, Sam Adams, Molly Mood et al., Multiplied: Edition MAT and the transformable work of art, 1959-1965, Washington, 2020, reproduit p. 178 (autre exemple)
"Morellet took part in Edition MAT at the urging of Karl Gerstner, who knew the members of GRAV through their mutual involvement in the Nouvelle Tendance group. Morellet's contribution consits of three wire-mesh screens superimposed on a painted wood background, all set within a metal frame. As the viewer moves back and forth in front of the work, the layered grids create shifting optical effects. The grids can also conceivably by reordered to create alternative superimpositions [...] The use of metal mesh, an industrial product not crafted by Morellet himself, was perhaps another way for the artist to distance the work from his own hand."
Meredith Malone, Sam Adams, Molly Mood et al., Multiplied: Edition MAT and the transformable work of art, 1959-1965