Feather Egg

Details

David Nash, R.A. (b. 1945)
Feather Egg
lime wood
20¼ in. (51.4 cm.), high
Conceived in 2002.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in November 2007.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Nash comments on the egg form: 'The shape signifies an encapsulation of life to come...simple, potent, precious. The egg sits between interior and exterior. Inside time is paused, outside time rustles on' (N. Lynton, David Nash, London, 2007, p. 129).

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