Lot 515: “Head with a Conscience“ Automaton by Jan Zalud, c. 1987
Specialty Auction on 23 March 2024
at AUCTION TEAM BREKER, Koeln/Cologne,
Germany ()
“Head with a Conscience“ Automaton by Jan Zalud, c. 1987
Carved and polished English lime, depicting a human head on a pedestal, with articulated mouth eyes and cranium, the hand-turned mechanism causing the eyes to blink and the mouth to open as the top of the head lifts to reveal a smaller figure peering over the edge, ht. 7 ½ in. (19 cm), mechanism sticking, movement of right eye loose (adjustable), the underside incised “JZ“. – Provenance: Purchased at the Exhibition of Automata (18 June to 11 July 1987) at the Old Forge Gallery in Elstead, Surrey. “Head with a Conscience“ was No. 56 in the exhibition catalog, which accompanies this lot. – References: ; Andrea Robertson, “Museum of Automata“, p. 76 (similar piece), 79. – Jan Zalud: “Enjoyment of carving, an obsession with faces and their expressions, and a wish to set them into motion to create a certain mood (be it amusing or disturbing) is the main reason behind my work. All this is the result of collecting driftwood on Sunderland beaches to build a couple of marionettes as presents and while some time away.“
Automat “Kopf mit Gewissen“ von Jan Zalud, um 1987
Geschnitztes und poliertes englisches Lindenholz, einen menschlichen Kopf auf einem Sockel darstellend, mit beweglichen Augen und beweglicher Schädeldecke, wobei der von Hand gedrehte Mechanismus die Augen blinzeln und den Mund öffnen läßt, während sich die Oberseite des Kopfes hebt, um eine kleinere Figur zu enthüllen, die über den Rand blickt, Höhe 19 cm, Mechanismus klemmt, Bewegung des rechten Auges lose (einstellbar), auf der Unterseite eingeritzt “JZ“. – Provenienz: Erworben auf der Automatenausstellung (18. Juni bis 11. Juli 1987) in der Old Forge Gallery in Elstead, Surrey. “Head with a Conscience“ war die Nr. 56 im Ausstellungskatalog, der diesem Los beiliegt. – Referenzen: ; Andrea Robertson, “Museum of Automata“, S. 76 (ähnliches Stück), Nr. 79. – Jan Zalud: “Die Freude am Schnitzen, die Besessenheit von Gesichtern und ihren Ausdrücken und der Wunsch, sie in Bewegung zu setzen, um eine bestimmte Stimmung zu erzeugen (sei sie nun amüsant oder beunruhigend), sind der Hauptgrund für meine Arbeit. All dies ist das Ergebnis des Sammelns von Treibholz an den Stränden von Sunderland, um ein paar Marionetten als Geschenke zu bauen und sich die Zeit zu vertreiben.“
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