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7291 - Beckmann, Otto
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Beckmann, Otto Defensive Weapon Sculpture. Bone fragments, glued, screwed together, and carved, and metal, on a wooden base. Probably around 1980 37.5 x 14 x 14 cm. The artist’s signature is scratched on the lower left side. With its complex construction, ornamental carvings, and technical details, this bone sculpture—and the mechanism built into it—resembles a fantastical, magical-ritual cult object. “His works move between technology and vision, between magic and mathematics, between irrationality and rationality.” (Peter Weibel, 2008, cited from archiv-otto-beckmann.com, accessed September 18, 2026). We thank Irene and Albert Beckmann, Otto Beckmann Archive, Sollenau, for their kind information provided on September 28, 2026. Provenance: Private collection, Austria Exhibition: Neumagische Objekte: Text-Generated Machines, exhibition catalog, Lower Austrian State Museum, Blau-Gelbe Galerie, Vienna, 1983 - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is listed in the catalog only in exceptional cases. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.
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