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Sheila Hicks: Art and Material

Published on , by Claire Papon et Sophie Reyssat
Auction on 05 December 2022 - 20:00 (CET) - 3, rue Rossini - 75009 Paris

Preferring textiles to paints, Sheila Hicks wove La Fugue, a fabric bas-relief, for the Rothschild Bank’s Parisian headquarters.

Sheila Hicks (born 1934), La Fugue, 1969–1970, silk, linen, cotton, mounted on eight... Sheila Hicks: Art and Material

Sheila Hicks (born 1934), La Fugue, 1969–1970, silk, linen, cotton, mounted on eight panels, 275 x 512 cm/108.26 x 201.57 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

What made Sheila Hicks put aside her paintbrushes? Was it because she took classes with Bauhaus color theorist Josef Albers at Yale, met Raoul d'Harcourt, a pre-Incan textile specialist, or spent part…
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SO UNIQUE ! Sheila Hicks
Monday 05 December 2022 - 20:00 (CET) - Live
3, rue Rossini - 75009 Paris
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