Lot 49
LARGE DOUBLE GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE, OLIGOCENE, 30 MILLION YEARS B.P.
Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Description
white sandstone, a double formation with profuse folds and swirls
Dimensions
35cm high, 76cm wide
Footnote
Note:
The cloudlike forms of the gogotte are perhaps the most remarkable natural sculptures produced. Formed by the movement of water through silicate sand – the resulting sculpture possesses an ethereal quality.
Gogottes are known to have been a great source of inspiration to the French Surrealists, whilst the British sculptor Henry Moore owned an example.