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Modern Art, Design + Craft | October 10, 2024

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 131

Dan Dailey Architectural Commission, Sculpture and Drawings

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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(Massachusetts, born 1947)

Rope Dancer, 2003, a banister element, brushed and gilt steel, glass 'jewels' and hair, with four collars for joins, 36-1/2 x 23 x 2 in.; along with two in-scale drawings, ink on paper mounted to foam core, 36-1/2 x 23-1/8 in.; five preparatory design drawings, signed "Dailey", pen and ink, 17 x 11 in.

Provenance: Commissioned from the artist (accompanying redacted letter); Private Nashville Collection

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Commissioned from the artist (accompanying redacted letter); Private Nashville Collection

good condition, some handling prints