
Une Pipe
Une Pipe is a cast copper alloy sculpture by Sherrie Levine that takes the form of a classic tobacco pipe, rendered in lustrous golden metal. The work engages with Levine's longstanding practice of appropriation and conceptual questioning, evoking René Magritte's famous painting *The Treachery of Images* and its provocative declaration that "this is not a pipe." By translating the iconic image into a tangible, three-dimensional object cast in a precious-seeming material, Levine collapses the boundary between representation and reality while raising questions about authenticity, originality, and the nature of art itself.
- Medium
- cast copper alloy
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now Day Sale
February 29, 2016
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