Lot no. 492
George Rickey (South Bend/Indiana 1907 – 2002 St. Paul/Minnesota). ”Weathervane”. 1976
Stainless steel, moveable, mounted on a marble base. 62 × 92 × 5 cm (without base) (24 ⅜ × 36 ¼ × 2 in. (without base)). Signed, dated and numbered on the support arm: Rickey 1976 I/X. Ssigned and dated on the base: Rickey 1976.
One of 10 Roman numbered works outside the planned edition of 40 Arabic-numbered copies. [3279]
Provenance: Private Collection, France (directly from the artist)
Exhibition: Girouettes – Collection Daniel Couturier. Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée Matisse; Gravelines, Musée de Gravelines; Sains du Nord, Maison du Bocage; Chaumont sur Loire, Chateau de Chaumont sur Loire, 1994–96
We would like to thank Maria C. Lizzi, Estate of George Rickey, East Chatham, for the exhibition information
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Modern and contemporary paintings
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