Antony Gormley Iron Baby Iron casting. 12 x 17 x 28 cm. Monogrammed and dated 'AMDG 1999' (hammered), work number, and numbered on the underside. Numbered 2/10 (+ 4 A.P.). - Traces of studio and minor traces of age. The present work is listed on the artist's homepage under number 511/755 (different cast). Provenance White Cube, London; private collection, Switzerland Literature Michael Mack (ed.), Antony Gormley, Göttingen 2007, p.519 with colour illus. (illustration of a different cast) The iron baby - a poignant, tiny being in the midst Anthony Gormley's otherwise large-format sculptures. The cast-iron sculpture depicts a life-size, sleeping newborn, rolled up on its tummy, whose innocence and helplessness appeals to the protective instincts of the observer, yet the blackness and hardness of his material simultaneously causes irritation. With this work, the artist conveys the fragility of the human being and uses iron as a material symbolization of our planet: “[…] this tiny body describes the tragedy of separation that besets the abandoned child. This precious, unique life is deserted: a position more associated with death. The work has become known as the IRON BABY and in its darkness and density suggests a small bomb. The material is iron (concentrated earth), the same as the core of our planet. Here, this tiny bit of matter in human form attempts to make us aware of our precarious position in relation to our planetary future. It is the gesture of a body closed in on itself, needy of comfort, shelter, sustenance and peace.” (Anthony Gormley, op.cit.: http://www.antonygormley.com/news/item/type/news/id/199)Antony Gormley Iron Baby Eisenguss. 12 x 17 x 28 cm. Auf der Unterseite eingeschlagen monogrammiert und datiert 'AMDG 1999', mit der Werknummer sowie nummeriert. Exemplar 2/10 (+ 4 A.P.). - Mit Atelier- und geringfügigen Altersspuren. Die vorliegende Arbeit ist auf der Homepage des Künstlers unter der Nummer 511/755 verzeichnet (anderes Exemplar). Provenienz White Cube, London; Privatsammlung, Schweiz Literatur Michael Mack (Hg.), Antony Gormley, Göttingen 2007, S.519 mit Farbabb. (anderes Exemplar) Das eiserne Baby - ein anrührend winziges Wesen inmitten der sonst großformatigen Plastiken Anthony Gormleys. Die Eisenguss-Plastik zeigt ein zusammengerollt auf dem Bauch schlafendes Neugeborenes in Lebensgröße, welches in seiner Unschuld und Hilflosigkeit augenblicklich an die Beschützerinstinkte des Betrachters appelliert, doch in der Schwärze und Härte seines Materials zugleich Irritationen auslöst. Der Künstler vermittelt in dieser Arbeit die Fragilität des menschlichen Wesens und nutzt das Material Eisen als stoffliche Versinnbildlichung unseres Planeten: '[…] this tiny body describes the tragedy of separation that besets the abandoned child. This precious, unique life is deserted: a position more associated with death. The work has become known as the IRON BABY and in its darkness and density suggests a small bomb. The material is iron (concentrated earth), the same as the core of our planet. Here, this tiny bit of matter in human form attempts to make us aware of our precarious position in relation to our planetary future. It is the gesture of a body closed in on itself, needy of comfort, shelter, sustenance and peace.' (Anthony Gormley, zit. nach: http://www.antonygormley.com/news/item/type/news/id/199) - - - 24.00 % buyer's premium on the hammer price (20.00 % on the part of the hammer price exceeding 400,001 EUR) 7.00 % pre-paid importation VAT on the hammer price, only reclaimable in case of export to a country outside the EU 19.00 % VAT on buyer's premium and other charges; not indicated and not reclaimable; VAT margin scheme