LOT 27
DAME MAGDALENE ODUNDO O.B.E. (KENYAN 1950-) §
UNTITLED, VESSEL, 1986
Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000
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MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics | 767
Auction: Evening Sale (Lots 1 to 51) - 25 April at 6pm
Description
signed and dated ODUNDO 1986, burnished and carbonised terracotta
Dimensions
27.5cm high, 21.5cm wide (10 7/8in high, 8 1/2in wide)
Provenance
Christie's, London, British Decorative Arts 1860 to the Present Day, 1 March 1996, lot 497;
Private Collection, UK.
Footnote
“Clay is a simple substance with a complex structure playing havoc without and within our kilns, keeping us guessing and daring to change its natural composition. Yet, like an alchemist seeking to make gold, I continue to seek to create that ultimate elusive simple vessel which will hold magic for me.”
—Magdalene Odundo