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Modern | April 22, 2025

Tue, Apr 22, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 78

Lorenzo Quinn, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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(Italian, born 1966)

Time Flies, man passing through an hourglass, 1994, edition 2/4, signature inscribed on sculpture "Lorenzo" with edition inscribed below, bronze, 82-7/8 x 27-1/2 x 27-1/2 in. 

Provenance: Halcyon Gallery, Mayfair, London, March 26th, 2002, sold for $29,748.12, with accompanying copies of receipt; From a Private Arizona Collection

Note: Quote accompanied with the sculpture: "Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly; yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains - except kill it." - Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

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Halcyon Gallery, Mayfair, London, March 26th, 2002, sold for $29,748.12, with accompanying copies of receipt; From a Private Arizona Collection

artwork was rewelded at central point and at joining top ring, accretion, abraded, muddled weathered patina, verdigris to light brown, scratches primarily on base