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Clive Barker(British, born 1940)Ball of String, 1969 19.5cm (7 11/16in) wide
3 March 2022, 10:00 GMT
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Clive Barker (British, born 1940)
Ball of String, 1969
stamped with initials 'CB' (to underside)
chrome plated bronze
19.5cm (7 11/16in) wide
from the edition of 8
stamped with initials 'CB' (to underside)
chrome plated bronze
19.5cm (7 11/16in) wide
from the edition of 8
Footnotes
Exhibited
London, Hanover Gallery, Clive Barker, 1969, no. 18, illustrated (another cast)
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, New Multiple Art, 1970-1, no. 33, illustrated (another cast)
Literature
A. J. Fermon and M. Livingstone, Clive Barker Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné 1958-2000, Skira Editore S.p.A., Milan, 2002, p. 12, 102, no. 107, illustrated on p. 102
Ball of String, 1969, may have been conceived as a homage to Roy Lichtenstein, who six years before created his painting Ball of Twine, 1963, both artists showcasing the everyday object elevated to artistic status.
























