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Tau Lewis — Dainty the Mermaid
Tau Lewis

Dainty the Mermaid

2018

Tau Lewis's 2018 work Dainty the Mermaid is an ambitious mixed-media assemblage combining hand-sewn fabrics, carved plaster, paint, metal pipes, and found objects. The sculptural piece creates a fantastical figure that merges craft traditions with contemporary installation art.

Medium
hand sewn fabrics, furs and leathers, hand carved plaster, acrylic paint, copper pipes, polyester stuffing, wire, concrete, seashells, stones and wooden chair

🔨 Auction Lot

A Life in Art: Sculpture from the Mallin Collection Part II

February 3, 2023

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 103

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Tau Lewis, Dainty the Mermaid, 2018

Tau Lewis's 2018 work Dainty the Mermaid is an ambitious mixed-media assemblage combining hand-sewn fabrics, carved plaster, paint, metal pipes, and found objects. The sculptural piece creates a fantastical figure that merges craft traditions with contemporary installation art.

Medium
hand sewn fabrics, furs and leathers, hand carved plaster, acrylic paint, copper pipes, polyester stuffing, wire, concrete, seashells, stones and wooden chair
Year
2018
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Assemblage, Installation, American, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Mermaid, Whimsical, Colorful, Figurative, Contemporary

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