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Barry Flanagan - Barry Flanagan: Heap 1. FLANAGAN, BARRY 1941 Prestatyn/Großbritannien - 2009 Santa Eulària des Riu/Spanien Title: ”Heap 1”. Subtitle: 14-part. Date: 1967. Technique: Each: Hessian and fabric ribbon, coloured, filled with sand. Measurement: Variable dimensions, hessian sacks from 113 x Ø6cm bis 120 x Ø17cm. Notation: Each titled, dated and signed on the fabric tape: heap 1 '67 Flanagan. Additionally numbered within the work. The sculpture consists of 4 green-, 5 yellow- and 5 purple-coloured plucked parts. Originally 15 pieces, 1 piece (green) is missing. Provenance: - Kasper König Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist) - Bags filled with sand, arranged on the floor - New definition of 'soft sculpture' - In his artistic practice, Flanagan often plays with inversion and repetition Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Barry Flanagan Great Britain Post-War Art Sculptures 1960s Object Textile