MAX BILL (Winterthur 1908–1994 Berlin) Pyramide in Form einer Achtelskugel. 1965. Black Swedish granite. 6/12. Height 21 cm. With the artist's signed photo expertise. Provenance: - Gimpel-Hanover + André Emmerich Galerien, Zurich. - Purchased from the above in 1983, since then private collection Switzerland. "Even in modern art, artists have used methods based on calculation, inasmuch as these elements, alongside those of a more personal and emotional nature, give balance and harmony to any work of art." Max Bill

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