Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 03 June 2019, 06:00 pm

Daniel Spoerri, La Pharmacie Bretonne

Lot 47

Daniel Spoerri, 1930-2024 (CH)

La Pharmacie Bretonne, 1972-81

3-parts object case, wood with lockable doors, with 117 glass bottles, filled with spring water.

H 1070 mm W 788 mm D 75 mm.
Unique work character.

Annotation:

With it: Book.
Marie-Louise Plessen, Daniel Spoerri. Heilrituale an bretonischen Quellen.
On first page: 111/3000. Signed by both artists: Daniel Spoerri, Ml Plessen. Casti, Privatdruck von Paul Grediger, 1977.
Inside the book with numbered certificate of guarantee: 2/55: Signed from D. Spoerri: Daniel Spoerri.

Provenance:
Swiss private property.

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 these 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 forthcoming 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 available in exchange with a book of own choice. (2).

CHF3'500 / 5'500
EUR3'200 / 5'000
USD3'600 / 5'600

Hammer Price: CHF 5'500