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593 - The Tower of Babel. Assemblage, metal and plastic on felt, 1…
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
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The Tower of Babel. Assemblage, metal and plastic on felt, 12.5 x 31.5 x 26.5 cm (frame), signed, titled and dated "19-8-1977". - Mariën frequently exploits the homonymy between the thimble (for playing) and the thimble (for sewing). Here he compares the shape of the thimble to that of the dice horn, whose oversized silhouette recalls the Tower of Babel - and its linguistic questions. - Exhibitions: - "Marcel Mariën", Brussels, Galerie Saint-Laurent, 16 December 1967 - 11 January 1968, no. 66. - Le Rêve objectif", Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, April - May 1979, no. 6. - Aller-retour 1982-1937", Namur, Maison de la Culture, February 1982, no. 29. - Marcel Mariën. Rétrospective des rétrospectives", Brussels, Galerie Isy Brachot, 18 January - 25 February 1989, no. 59 (reproduced p. 98). - Prov. Galerie Maruani Mercier (stamp on back of frame).
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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 1:00 PM
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