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Tripod (1994)

Fred Baier

London plane, MDF, gold leaf, lacquer

The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

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Classification:

Craft, Sculpture

Materials:

London plane, MDF (Medium Density Fibre Board), Gold leaf, Lacquer

Physical Object Description:

Table, prototype, made from MDF, gold leaf and laquer. The cone shaped legs each draw to a point where they are intersected with a cube with circular shapes cut out of it to show the intersection of where the legs go through the cube to joint all of the sections together. Interpenetrating geometry.

Dimensions:

61 x 94 cm

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1996

Scheme:

Historic Craft Purchase by Purchaser (1949-2010)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by Peter Dormer (1949-1996) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1994; presented to The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, 1996

Relationship:

The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

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Artist Bio

Fred Baier

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