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Néstor BASTERRETXEA (1924–2014)
Stèle II or Bigarren Hilarri…
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Néstor BASTERRETXEA (1924–2014)
Stèle II or Bigarren Hilarri…
See original version (French)
Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Néstor BASTERRETXEA (1924–2014)
Stèle II or Bigarren Hilarri, 1975
Calatorao stone, cut, carved and hollowed out.
Signed and dated on the base.
H. 60 cm; W. 39 cm; D. 12 cm
Provenance: Artist’s collection, by inheritance.
Exhibitions:
- Basterretxea: Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art (M.E.A.C), Madrid, 8 September – 10 October 1987.
- Basterretxea, Unión Fenosa Museum of Contemporary Art (MACUF), A Coruña, 27 December 2001 – 30 January 2002.
- Basterretxea, Bizkaia Bar Association, Bilbao, 28 October 2003 – 12 January 2004.
- Néstor Basterretxea in Villasana de Mena, Convent of Santa Ana, Burgos, 23 July – 4 September 2005
- Basterretxea y Ortiz de Elgea, Sala Kubo-Kutxa, San Sebastián, 6 February – 13 April 2008.
- Basterretxea, Carré Bonnat / Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne, 14 May – 22 August 2010.
- 1966/La Constelación Gaur/2016, Museum of Modern Art, Bilbao, 26 January – 25 April 2016.
- Néstor Baterretxea - Paso a paso, Vital Foundation, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1–28 November 2021.
Related work:
Basque and History Museum of Bayonne, inv. no. 2001.002.0001 (carved wood version).
Basterretxea’s series of “Disc-shaped Stelae” aims to establish a dialogue between tradition and modernity. An icon steeped in history, this series, thanks to the work of its creator, shifts from an expiatory dimension to an ostentatious one. Our stone version is part of a series of three sculptures created in wood, stone and bronze. The wooden version is now housed at the Basque Museum in Bayonne.
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