Kcho
(Untitled) Tyre Suspended from a Pole
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 109
Kcho
(Untitled) Tyre Suspended from a Pole
About this Item
signed and dated 95; inscribed with the artist's name, the date and medium on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse
Provenance
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
The Linda Givon Collection.
Notes
Kcho, born Alexis Leiva Machado, is a Cuban artist working in sculpture and mixed media, best known for his depictions of boats and boat-like forms inspired by a childhood spent sailing and fishing. His work is made from recycled materials salvaged from docks, such as bottles and lumber.
He earned his degree in fine arts from the National School of Art in Havana, before developing his practice towards conceptualism, citing Bruce Nauman as a major influence. He first gained international attention in 1995, when he won the grand prize at South Korea's Gwangju Biennale.
Today, Kcho's works are held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
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