Art UK, Timed Auction
13 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 30 SEPTEMBER 202119. Bernar Venet
Random Combination of Indeterminate Lines
Medium: etching & polymer gravure with deep bite, carborundum & dry point
Execution date: 2019
Dimensions: 68.5 x 91 cm unframed
Inscription: edition number of 30 (HC 1) in lower left, title and signature of artist in lower right
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£2,600 - 4,000
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Notes
Bernar Venet first gained recognition in the 1960s for the development of his tar paintings, cardboard reliefs, and his iconic Tas de charbon (Pile of Coal), the first sculpture without a specific shape. The year 1979 marked a significant turning point in Venet’s career: having recently begun a series of wood reliefs – Arcs, Angles, and Straight Lines – he created the first of his Indeterminate Lines and was awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Over the following decades his work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia both in solo museum shows, as well as in major art events such as the Kassel Documenta in 1977, and the Biennales of Paris, Venice and São Paulo.
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