Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern + Contemporary Art & Design, Spring 2021

Sat, May 15, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 302

2 Fiona Banner "Full Stop" Sculptures

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press (b. 1966)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent; circa 2000 per consignor records
Country of origin; materials: British; clay
Dimensions (H, W, D): 4"h, 7"w, 4"d; 4.5"h, 5.25"w, 4.5"d
Additional Information: Lot is comprised of two clay multiples, together titled "Two Full Stops." Punctuation, typefaces and other details of communication are frequently used motifs across Fiona Banner's work, from her earliest Styrofoam full stops to the "Concrete Poetry" series, giving three-dimensional form to words used against the artist herself. "These little dots have lives of their own." (source: fionabanner.com) Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York.

Spring 2021 Auction Series
Saturday, May 15th: Selections from the Palm Beach Estate of Paige Rense Noland (Session I)
Saturday, May 15th: Modern + Contemporary Art & Design (Session II)
Thursday, May 20th: Editions & Photography (Session III)

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Condition

good, hairlines and surface marks/scuffs