Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, Prints and Multiples
Monday, 23 May 2011, 06:00 pm
Lot 14
Daniel Spoerri, 1930 (CH)
La Pharmacie Bretonne, 1972-1977
3-part wooden object box, with lockable doors, with 117 with spring water filled glass bottles.
H 1070 mm W 780 mm D 75 mm. Unique work character.
| CHF | 4'000 / 6'000 |
| EUR | 3'500 / 5'000 |
| USD | 4'300 / 6'500 |
Hammer Price: CHF 3'600
Annotation:
With it: Book. Marie-Louise Plessen, Daniel Spoerri. Heilrituale an bretonischen Quellen.
In the colophon: 2381/3000. By D. Spoerri and M. Plessen signed.
Casti, Privatdruck von Paul Grediger, 1977.
Annotation: The collection of 117 "Heiligen (heilenden) Wassern" follows a series of collections which started in 1961 with the collection of spectacles "Optique Moderne". All collections followed and emphasized a specific interest. Daniel Spoerri, together with Marie-Louise Plessen, travelled through the Bretagne searching for springs and fountains. The collecting of well waters started in July 1972 in Bêsné. In the next coming years 4 more journeys followed.
The book documents with photos and texts and a map the phenomenon of the "Fontaines sacrées" in the Bretagne. The book was not available at the book trade but only in exchange of a book of own choice. (2).