Sold for:
$75,000

A couple of very slightly blunter tips, most likely issued from cold-working. One very minor fleck to tip of yellow shield, and minute loss where one slides into its bracket, invisible when installed. A spectacular installation in excellent condition. Incised signature to reverse of one element 'Lino Tagliapietra'. This work is composed of eighteen elements and is one of the artist's earliest, largest, and most intricate and colorful Masai installations. Italy, c. 2005
fused glass with battuto and inciso surface, aluminum
121 w × 15½ d × 80½ h in (307 × 39 × 204 cm) Provenance: Acquired circa 2005 from Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago by the present owner


Auctioneer:
Rago

Date:
2020-09-12