Float by Breer Robert (3 results)
More imagesPublished by The Museum of Modern Art, 1971
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.ANARTIST
Contact seller5-star sellerPrinted cardboard box contains battery motorized plastic sculpture , 4 x 4 inches; very good condition; the box has light rubbing; the sculpture is clean and cisp and is inscribed in black marker on bottom, "To Barbara London / Bob Breer 8/18/92". Battery not included. Printed on inside flap of box, "The Float is mechanically en…gineered to move slowly in starting. It also turns direction upon bumping into another object - after a pause of several seconds.".
Published by Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., 1971
Seller: Indexbooks/Peter Gidal, london, United KingdomIndexbooks/Peter Gidal
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: New
£ 1,500.00
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No Binding. Condition: New. Officially unlimited edition of this plastic battery powered multiple, fewer than 50 seem to have been sold at the time. There was a limited edition of 11 copies, which was exactly the same but was numbered and signed, and sprayed blue. It goes for around £3500 on ABE.used to be £6000! Motorized plast…ic sculpture in stencilled original cardboard box. Unopened. Dated the year after Breer's seminal work on the Pepsi Pavilion, created by Experiments in Design and Technology (E.A. T). This is a miniaturized version of those largs "floats" that would parade around autonomously. Comes with an original handwritten letter about placing his works with the London Filmmakers Co-operative. Like the big models, every time this little moving sculpture bumps into something it changes course. A robot, a friend. Mint in new condition original box with slight dent on box corner.
More imagesPublished by New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1971
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Seller: Harper's Books, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.Harper's Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 1,901.83
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Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition, number 9/10. Motorized plastic sculpture in stenciled and spray-painted cardboard box. SIGNED and numbered on the battery case door at the base of the sculpture. Apparently a limited edition release of the more common white Float sculpture also issued by MoMA via their gift shop. The spray-…painted stencil reads "E.A.T. / BLUE / 9-10 / R.B. '71". Dated a year after his seminal work on the Pepsi Pavilion, created by Experiments in Design and Technology (E.A.T.). In addition to the animations for which he is best known, Robert Breer also created a series of "floats", motorized abstract shapes that he would parade, often through rural landscapes. This MoMA edition represents a miniaturized version of the Float sculpture series. Manufactured by Bandai, the Japanese plastic toy producer. Sculpture tested, but not working, otherwise appears near fine. Box with long, closed tear at the top fold, some creases, and overall signs of light wear. Scarce. Signed.
