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Lot Description

Wendell Castle

(1932-2018)

Time Is Man's Angel Clock with Cabinet, 1990

curly maple, patinated copper, aluminum, gold leaf, poplar, oak

signed 'Wendell Castle 1990'

H 90 x W 64 x D 24 inches

Property from the Collection of Dr. Robert C. Springborn and Mrs. Carolyn J. Springborn, Naples, Florida

Provenance:
Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY

Exhibited:
"Sculpture 90," Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC, June-July 1990
"Wendell Castle," Dawson Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1990
"Living with Studio Furniture: Collection of Robert and Carolyn Springborn." Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL, January-June, 2009

Literature:
Naples Museum of Art, Living with Studio Furniture: Collection of Robert and Carolyn Springborn, exh. cat., Naples, 2009, illustrated p. 31

Arthur Danto et. al., Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle, Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, 1991
Emily Evans Eerdmans, Wendell Castle, A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2012, New York, 2014, illustrated p. 277

Condition Report

Overall excellent stable condition. Finish is even and consistent throughout. Metal is in fine condition with light debris from shelfware. Clock portion is disassembled from cabinet. Clock hand has an isolated area of finish loss to the gold leaf otherwise in good stable condition. Wiring is present and in good condition but has not been tested.

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