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Richard Long — Colour stone ring
Richard Long

Colour stone ring

1998

Richard Long's "Colour Stone Ring" is a site specific work that arranges colored stones in a circular formation, exemplifying the artist's practice of creating temporary interventions in natural and gallery spaces. The work reflects Long's conceptual approach to land art, where the arrangement of found materials becomes a meditative gesture that transforms perception of both the materials and their environment. Like much of his practice, the piece documents humanity's subtle mark upon landscape while questioning traditional notions of sculpture and artistic permanence.

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Collection Françoise Mayer et Marc Sohier

December 4, 2024

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 24

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Richard Long, Colour stone ring, 1998

Richard Long's "Colour Stone Ring" is a site specific work that arranges colored stones in a circular formation, exemplifying the artist's practice of creating temporary interventions in natural and gallery spaces. The work reflects Long's conceptual approach to land art, where the arrangement of found materials becomes a meditative gesture that transforms perception of both the materials and their environment. Like much of his practice, the piece documents humanity's subtle mark upon landscape while questioning traditional notions of sculpture and artistic permanence.

Year
1998
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Geometric, Minimalist, 20th century contemporary, Land Art, Circular Form, Nature, Site-Specific Installation, British, Ephemeral, Stone Arrangement

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