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Defined Space: The Collection of Henry S. McNeil, Jr.
CARL ANDRE (1935-2024)
Equivalent VI
Details
CARL ANDRE (1935-2024)
Equivalent VI
firebricks, in 120 parts
each: 2 ½ x 4 ½ x 9 in. (6.4 x 11.4 x 22.9 cm.)
overall: 5 x 22 ½ x 108 in. (12.7 x 57.2 x 274.3 cm.)
Executed in 1966⁄1969. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.
Equivalent VI
firebricks, in 120 parts
each: 2 ½ x 4 ½ x 9 in. (6.4 x 11.4 x 22.9 cm.)
overall: 5 x 22 ½ x 108 in. (12.7 x 57.2 x 274.3 cm.)
Executed in 1966⁄1969. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.
Provenance
Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis
Konrad Fischer Gallery, Düsseldorf
Saatchi Collection, London
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1993
Konrad Fischer Gallery, Düsseldorf
Saatchi Collection, London
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1993
Literature
J. Ashbery, "Young Masters of Understatement," ARTnews 65, May 1966, p. 15 (illustrated in situ).
D. Waldman, "Holding the Floor," ARTnews 69, October 1970, p. 62 (illustrated in situ).
Carl Andre: Sculpture 1958-1974, exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bern, 1975, pp. 18 and 23, cat. no. 1966.6 (illustrated in situ).
J. Mascheck, "Pictures of Art," Artforum 17, May 1979, p. 31 (illustrated in situ).
K. Baker, Minimalism: Art of Circumstance, New York, 1988, p. 46 (illustrated in situ).
Andy Warhol: a Retrospective, exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1989, p. 30 (illustrated in situ).
L. Dawtrey, ed., Investigating Modern Art, 1996, New Haven, p. 141, pl. 111 (sand-lime brick version illustrated in situ).
H. Honour and J. Fleming, A World History of Art, 2005, London, n.p., fig. 21.32 (illustrated).
D. Waldman, "Holding the Floor," ARTnews 69, October 1970, p. 62 (illustrated in situ).
Carl Andre: Sculpture 1958-1974, exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bern, 1975, pp. 18 and 23, cat. no. 1966.6 (illustrated in situ).
J. Mascheck, "Pictures of Art," Artforum 17, May 1979, p. 31 (illustrated in situ).
K. Baker, Minimalism: Art of Circumstance, New York, 1988, p. 46 (illustrated in situ).
Andy Warhol: a Retrospective, exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1989, p. 30 (illustrated in situ).
L. Dawtrey, ed., Investigating Modern Art, 1996, New Haven, p. 141, pl. 111 (sand-lime brick version illustrated in situ).
H. Honour and J. Fleming, A World History of Art, 2005, London, n.p., fig. 21.32 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Equivalents, March 1966 (sand-lime brick version exhibited).
Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12, New Acquisitions, May-June 1970.
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Carl Andre, September-November 1970, pp. 14-15 and 39, no. 15 (illustrated; sand-lime brick version illustrated in situ).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Minimalism: What You See is What You See, March 1989-February 1990, pp. 14 and 22 (illustrated).
Krefeld, Museums Haus Lange Haus Esters and Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Carl Andre, Sculptor 1996: Krefeld at home, Wolfsburg at large, February-April 1996, pp. 120 and 124 (illustrated).
Minneapolis, Dayton's Gallery 12, New Acquisitions, May-June 1970.
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Carl Andre, September-November 1970, pp. 14-15 and 39, no. 15 (illustrated; sand-lime brick version illustrated in situ).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Minimalism: What You See is What You See, March 1989-February 1990, pp. 14 and 22 (illustrated).
Krefeld, Museums Haus Lange Haus Esters and Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Carl Andre, Sculptor 1996: Krefeld at home, Wolfsburg at large, February-April 1996, pp. 120 and 124 (illustrated).
Further details
This work will be included in the forthcoming Carl Andre Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture.
Presentado por
Michael Baptist
Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale