$813
Constantin and Laurene Boym
Missing Monuments, collection of four
Boym Partners, Inc.
USA, 1997 cast pot metal 3¼ w x 1½ d x 3¾ h in (8 x 4 x 10 cm)
result: $813
estimate: $100–200
This lot includes four miniature replicas of structures that were never completed: Étienne-Louis Boullée's Newton's Cenotaph (1784), Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the Third International (1919), Adolf Loos' Chicago Tribune Column (1922) and Antonio Sant'Elia's Power Station (1913). Signed to underside of each example: [Boym 1997] with architect's name and structure date.
provenance: Donated by the artists to benefit A Brain Tumor and a Dream
literature: Curious Boym: Design Works , Boym, ppg. 74-81, 92-103 discuss series
condition: Overall in excellent original condition
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-10-24
