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May 2, 2024
Great Estates +
Lot 200
  1. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  2. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  3. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  4. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  5. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  1. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  2. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  3. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  4. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
  5. Otto Monestier - Modernist Kinetic Torso
Otto Monestier

Modernist Kinetic Torso

Dimensions
height: 26 inches

c. 1970 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $256
Includes buyer's premium

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Otto Monestier
Italian (1918-1997)
Modernist Kinetic Torso
Description
attached to a central shaft, the resin planes each rotate 360 degrees changing the shape of the torso, only when the planes are correctly aligned does the female form emerge
Details
resin height: 26 inches

c. 1970 inches
Provenance
Property From the Estate of Geoffrey Beene. Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Condition
overall good condition, with some gentle wear mainly to edges of resin planes, with some minor chip losses near shoulder

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