Tuesday 21 February 2023
Keith Newstead, 1956-2020, Disco Cat, a hand-operated automaton, coloured brass, plain and...
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Lot 132
Description
Keith Newstead, 1956-2020, Disco Cat, a hand-operated automaton, coloured brass, plain and painted wood, wire, cord, titled DISCO CAT, signed and dated K. NEWSTEAD 02, and inscribed MADE IN CORNWALL, 44.5cm high; together with another by the same artist, Stressometer, a hand-operated automaton, painted wood, wire, painted tin plate, inscribed K NEWSTEAD No 1, approx. 30.5cm high, 21.4cm wide, 18.5cm deep; Lifes a Beach Surfer, designed by Keith Newstead, made by Tom Stiles, a hand-operated automaton, wood, painted wood, brass, wire, inscribed LIFES A BEACH, approx. 28.5cm high, 14cm wide, 10.5cm deep; and a similar hand-operated automaton, inscribed LOVE IS BLIND, depicting an angel with wings and blindfold, approx. 22cm high (4)
Sir Nicholas Goodison noted:
Disco Cat: the striped cat is a vigorous dancer in the disco style, shaking his loosely jointed arms and legs to good effect. This is a typically ingenious design by Newstead.
Lifes a Beach Surfer: the surfer, dressed in holiday kit, moves in surges, standing with tail up and crouching on the surfboard, his head lolling loosely. His goggles are opaque, which may be just as well, the surfboard is decorated with bones (what he had for lunch?). Newstead designed a card cut-out version of this automaton.
Provenance:
Disco Cat: Medici Galleries, London, March 2003.
Lifes a Beach Surfer: Purchased, Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Covent Garden, London, October 1996.
Note: Keith Newstead, 1956-2020, studied at Barking College of Art and Technology was one of UKs preeminent makers of automata. His work is often irreverent, playful, and accessible and can be found in museums, galleries, and private collections around the world.
Roseberys do not guarantee the working order of any automata or toy.
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