Lot 51: Cildo Meireles (b. 1948) Metros II 9B carpenter ruler assemblage with acrylic and paper collage on canvas 20 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 1 in. (51.6 x 51.6 x 2.5 cm.)

Name: Cildo Meireles (b. 1948) Metros II 9B carpenter ruler assemblage with acrylic and paper collage on canvas 20 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 1 in. (51.6 x 51.6 x 2.5 cm.)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 85f461d8d4

Est: $120,000 USD - $180,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USMay 22, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Cildo Meireles (b. 1948)
Metros II 9B
signed, dated and inscribed 'Cildo Meireles, METROS II, 9B, 1977, 1993' (on the verso)
carpenter ruler assemblage with acrylic and paper collage on canvas
20 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 1 in. (51.6 x 51.6 x 2.5 cm.)
Executed in 1977-1993.

Artist or Maker

Cildo Meirelles

Provenance

Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo.
Acquired from the above.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 20 November 2012, lot 77.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Auction Details

Latin American Art

Christie's

May 22, 2019, 05:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US

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