Tinguely, Jean | Hannibal, 1967 — available on Composition Gallery

Jean Tinguely (Switzerland, 1925–1991) was a Swiss sculptor renowned for his kinetic art, creating mechanical sculptures that often satirized automation and the overproduction of material goods. His notable works include 'Homage to New York' (1960), a self-destructing sculpture exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Jean Tinguely

Hannibal, 1967

Name: Hannibal, 1967
SKU: 8271

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Lithograph

Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 250

Available works →

Authenticity Guaranteed
Insured Shipping
Online Since 2005

●

●Inventory 8271

●Hand signed

●Comes with gallery invoice and certificate

●Sell Us a Similar Artwork. Learn more.

Jean Tinguely

Meta – Matic N9, 1960

Drawing / Watercolor

Pen and ink

EUR 500

Jean Tinguely

Shooting paintings, 1970

Drawing / Watercolor

Ink

EUR 4,000

Jean Tinguely

Fontaine Joe Syffert from Eight by Eight, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 1,300

Jean Tinguely

Chaos I, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Jean Tinguely

Roto Zaza No. 1, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Hannibal, 1967

Limited Edition Print

Sold

Meta drawing, 1974

Drawing / Watercolor

Sold

To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete.

- Jean Tinguely

Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and painter who was most well known for his creations of kinetic art, known technically as meta-mechanics, in the grand Dada tradition. Jean Tinguely’s basic purpose for his art is to lampoon the unconscious over-creation of material items in modern industry. Jean Tinguely’s best known work was Homage to New York, which he designed to destroy itself. However, it did not completely self-destruct in its exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. A later work,Study for an End of the World No. 2, was successful in its self-destruction when shown for an audience in the desert near Las Vegas. Some of his more well known public works include Chaos I, in Columbus Indiana; the Tinguely Fountain in Basel; the Jo Siffert Fountain in Fribourg, Switzerland; La Cascade, a sculpture in Charlotte, North Carolina; and a number of other metamatic generative sculptures made in the 1950s. (Artist website)

Available works by Jean Tinguely

See all →

Jean Tinguely

Meta – Matic N9, 1960

Drawing / Watercolor

Pen and ink

EUR 500

Jean Tinguely

Shooting paintings, 1970

Drawing / Watercolor

Ink

EUR 4,000

Jean Tinguely

Fontaine Joe Syffert from Eight by Eight, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 1,300

Artwork by Robert Longo

What is Performance Art?

Performance Art is a genre of fine art that is traditionally interdisciplinary, involving various art forms. It can be scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated, spontaneous, or meticulously planned, with or without audience participation. Performance Art can be presented live or through media, with the artist either present or absent. It typically involves four basic elements: space, the performer’s body or presence through a medium, time, and the relationship between performer and audience. The artwork consists of actions performed by an individual or group in a specific time and space.

Explore »

Language & Currency

Jean Tinguely