$87,500
PETER VOULKOS (1924 - 2002); Monumental "Anasazi S13" patinated bronze Stack pot, Berkeley, CA, 2010; Number 2 from an edition of 5; Signed and dated VOULKOS 99, numbered 2/5 and stamped VOULKOS FAMILY TRUST; 74" x 36" x 35"; Provenance: Complete with a signed copy of correspondence from Pier Voulkos, co-trustee of the Voulkos Family Trust, to current owner, documenting the history of “Anasazi S13”; Note: A total of nine bronzes belonging to two editions were cast from the original ceramic Stack pot created in 1999. The present lot belongs to the second, posthumous edition; ; While celebrated as one of the most important pioneers of studio ceramics in the 21st Century, Peter Voulkos also cast a number of his abstract impressionist pots in bronze. The present lot, “Anasazi S13,” belongs to the second, posthumous edition from a group of nine bronzes cast under the direction of Piero Mussi of the Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, CA. Mussi has also worked with artists such as Ruth Asawa, Jun Kaneko
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2014-06-14
