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Lot 352: Naum Gabo (1890-1977)

Naum Gabo - 1890-1977

Auction House: Christie's

Auction Location: United Kingdom

Auction Date: 2003

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Description: Linear construction in space no. 1 signed 'Gabo' (lower left) perspex with nylon monofilament Height: 81/4in. (21cm.) Executed in 1942-1943 PROVENANCE J.C. Pritchard, England, a gift from the artist in 1943-1944. Marlborough Fine Art, London, by November 1963. LITERATURE A. Forge, 'Naum Gabo at the Tate', in Artforum, vol. 4, no. 10, June 1966 (illustrated p. 41). S. Nash & J. Merket (eds.), Naum Gabo: Sixty Years of Constructivism, Munich, 1985, no. 48.4, p. 229. EXHIBITION London, Marlborough Fine Art, Art in Britain 1930-1934: Centred around Axis, Circle, Unit One, March-April 1965, no. 25 (illustrated in the catalogue p. 27). New York, Marlborough Gallery, Masters of Modern Sculpture, May-June 1978, no. 20 (illustrated in the catalogue p. 23). London, Marlborough Fine Art, International Sculpture, July-Aug. 1991 (illustrated in the catalogue). Barcelona, Fundaci¢ la Caixa, Europa de Postguerra 1945-1965, Art Despr‚s del Diluvi, May-July 1995. NOTES Mrs Nina Williams, the artist's daughter, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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