Unfettered Art From Chu Teh-chun to Eduardo Chillida
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The post-war artists featured in this auction catalog sought to transcend matter. Chu Teh-Chun (1920-2014), N°142, oil on canvas signed, dated "1963 and numbered, 146 x 114 cm/4.79 x 3.74 ft. Estimate: €500,000/800,000 Preserved in the estate of contemporary art enthusiast Gaston Diehl, the first lots in this sale will set the tone for the afternoon. They include a torso with drapery and quasi-abstract volumes, cast in bronze by Baltasar Lobo Casuero in 1972 (35 x 22 x 13 cm, 13.77 x 8.66 x 5.11 in, €10,000/15,000), and a kinetic painting by Jesús-Rafael Soto, Tes todo negro, created four years later and featuring optical effects
