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Obelisk CORDAY LUX (1989)

Ian Hamilton Finlay

slate

Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal

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Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Slate

Physical Object Description:

A slate obelisk mounted on a cuboid base. Inscribed on reverse in cartouche: COR / DAY / LUX

Dimensions:

34 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm

Accession Number:

AH02878/92

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1992

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Victoria Miro, London by the Contemporary Art Society, with the aid of a grant from the Henry Moore Foundation, February 1992; presented to Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, June 1992

Relationship:

Victoria Miro Gallery, London, Venice Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds and Much Hadham Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal

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