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Jean Tinguely (D.1991) 'Meta' Art Book In Suitcase Binding, With Meta-Matic Drawing No.8
- Price realized
- $603
- Pre-sale estimate
- $300 – $500
- Hammer price
- $475
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- May 1, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 1- MAY 2026 "TREASURES FROM THE VAULTS OF A DALLAS DESIGNER"
Lot description
Art book: "Jean Tinguely: Meta," by K.G. Pontus Hulten, containing (one) bound-in meta-matic ink drawing, signed by the artist in pencil lower right, ink stamp with hand-written specifications verso, reading "Peinture Executee en Collaboration Avec: Metamatic No. 8, De Tinguely, Par: Goran Castenfors, Date: 14.1.73, Lieu: Stockholm," (one) vinyl 33 1/3 RPM extended-play record, "Sounds Belonging to Pontus Hulten's book on Jean Tinguely's work Meta," Propylaen Verlag, Berlin, among numerous photographic reproductions of the artist's work, all encased in a decorative suitcase-form cloth binding, with silver-tone metal lock and upholstered top handle, edited by Pierre Horay, printed by Tryckerigruppen Malmo, Sweden, copyright 1973, overall: approx 9.25"h, 12 1/8"w, 1 3/8"d, 5lbs Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.