Lot 242
  • 242

Gene Davis

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gene Davis
  • Black Mass II
  • signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 71 3/4 by 97 in.
  • 182.2 by 246.4 cm.

Provenance

Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
ARCO Corporate Art Collection
Los Angeles Modern Auctions, December 3, 2000, Lot 544
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is scattered surface soiling and staining, which is most prominent in the unpainted areas at the edges. There are three brown surface accretions at the upper left corner. Framed.
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