Jean Tinguely
Sprit - Bleu, Ocre, et Vert (Sprit Blue, Ochre and Green), 1955
7 painted metal elements on natural wood panel with rubber belt, metal fixtures and electric motor
wood support: 58 x 70 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen, Bern, 20 June 2014, lot 146
Private Collection, Switzerland
Exhibitions
Stockholm, Galerie Samlaren, Jean Tinguely: Méta-mécanique, 8-22 October 1955.
Düsseldorf, Museum Kunstpalast, 23 April – 14 Aug. 2016; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 23 April 2016 – 4 March 2017, Jean Tinguely: Super, Meta, Maxi, Machine Spectacle, exhib. cat. p.233, no. 13; p.25, no. 13 illustrated in colour.
Literature
C. Bischofberger, Jean Tinguely. Catalogue Raisonné. Sculptures and Reliefs, 1954 - 1968, vol. I, Zurich, 1982, p. 53, no. 61, illustrated.