After Vija Celmins, wood sculpture, After Vija Celmins (American, b. 1938) hyper-realistic representations of common well-used iron tools, c. 1970s, composed of hand-carved and painted balsa wood, incl. spade, chisel, file, scraper, and knife, unsigned, largest object: 11"l

Provenance: From the Estate of Arthur C. Carr, New York

Notes/Literature: Arthur Carr was a psychologist and Columbia University professor who was a friend and collector of many luminary NYC artists of the 1960s and 1970s

Good, made to look worn, minor paint loss, chips, wood fissures, adhesive tape on one item may be holding a break