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Christian Boltanski

Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness

Estimate
£20,000 - 30,000
£22,500
Lot Details
oxidized copper, wire, tin, candles and wax, in 6 parts
smallest figure 9.5 x 5.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
largest figure 14 x 6.9 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
overall installation dimensions variable
Executed in 1987, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Catalogue Essay
'A good work of art can never be read in one way. My work is full of contradictions. An artwork is open - it is the spectators looking at the work who make the piece, using their own background. A lamp in my work might make you think of a police interrogation, but it's also religious, like a candle.' Christian Boltanski

Christian Boltanski

FrenchBrowse Artist