Lot 45 | Chryssa | Automat

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04.06.2025 - ca.18:33 o'clock
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CHRYSSA
Athen 1933 - 2013

Title: Automat.
Date: 1974.
Technique: Neon tubes in plexiglass box, electrified.
Measurement: 176 x 176 x 52cm.
Notation: typographically signed, dated, and titled on two, each plaques mounted on the side.
Frame/Pedestal: Pedestal: 38 x 176 x 52cm (total size: 214 x 176 x 52cm).

Provenance:
- Galerie Denise René/Hans Meyer, Dusseldorf
- Company collection Germany (acquired 1981 from previous owner)

Literature:
- Cf. Hunter, Sam: Chryssa, Stuttgart 1974, p. 13; 68, ill.
- Cf. Restany, Pierre: Chryssa, New York 1977, p. 77/78; 94; 232/233, ill.


- Pioneering work in light art and urban aesthetics
- Groundbreaking use of advertising and signage as a sign of industrial influence
- Clear structure and dynamic composition leaving an open message

Contact:
Marion Scharmann
Modern, Post War & Contemporary Art
+49 221 92 58 62 303

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Stock Id: 77944-1