Auction 509 Part 1 Evening Sale
Nov 29, 2023
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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LOT 30:

Christian Rohlfs
Jesús Rafael Soto: s/t

Sold for: €220,000
Start price:
160,000
Estimated price :
€200,000 - €300,000
Buyer's Premium: 32%
VAT: 19% On commission only
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Auction took place on Nov 29, 2023 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Jesús Rafael Soto: s/t
SOTO, JESÚS RAFAEL
1923 Ciudad Bolivar/Venezuela - 2005 Paris

Title: s/t.
Date: 1959.
Technique: Polychromed wire element on painted beaverboard.
Measurement: 74 x 126cm.
Notation: Signed and dated verso upper right: Soto 59.

The work is accompanied by a certificate from the Comité Soto Paris, dated 2 October 2023.

Provenance:
- Private collection Germany

- Outstanding, early work from the series "Vibraciones", which is extremely rarely offered on the German auction market
- Wonderful example of Soto's artistic search for dematerialisation and visual dynamics and his early turn towards kinetic abstraction
- Soto's works fascinate with their hypnotic, shimmering impression, which only fully unfolds through interaction with the viewer

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