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Very Rare 'Tuimelaar' Kinetic Sculpture by Hans Koetsier Circa 1970 Netherlands

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Very rare Space Age Kinetic Sculpture 'Tuimelaar" by Hans Koetsier The Netherlands Circa 1970 Hans Koetsier was a versatile artist, besides a successful marketing designer he was also an artist making sculptures like this 'Tuimelaar' He made large outdoor sculptures mostly comissioned by Dutch and Belgian government institutes from early 60's on into the 80's (see photo collage of his works) The fibreglass sculpture is filled with heavy lead at the bottom so it stays in position when you wobble it in all directions and will be a joyful and bespoke piece in your interior There are only 2 or 3 known surviving examples of this version, 1 is being preserved by the Dutch Goverment Archive and 1 was sold in a 90's auction to a private owner There are 2 large outdoor scale examples as we know from our research and the answer we got from the Dutch Archives, they were quite surprised to see this example This example has an excellent provenance of ownership that will be shared with the buyer of this piece It was purchased around 1970 by the previous owners This piece has been restored as it had a small surface damage and has been repainted in the original white colour by a professional paintshop This sculpture was exhibited in the 1969 Nikolaos Xasteros UFO House that has been installed in Terra Remota, Spain this summer 2023 together with other important period pieces (see photo's) A Unique opportunity to get your hands on a bespoke Space Age Kinetic Art Piece
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.57 in (100.5 cm)Width: 30.32 in (77 cm)Depth: 30.32 in (77 cm)
  • Style:
    Space Age (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Fiberglass,Lead
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1970
  • Condition:
    Repaired: a little surface hole has been restored by a fibreglass specialist. Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    bergen op zoom, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU930136926902
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