John Chamberlain

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC #258) 
Alfred Ordover, New York (acquired from the above in 1968)
O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York
Ed Cauduro, Portland, Oregon (acquired by 1972)
O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York
The Lone Star Foundation, Inc., New York (acquired in October 1978)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in August 1980

Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 60s to 72: American Art from the Collection of Ed Cauduro, September – October 1972, cat. no. 17, illustrated (as Untitled) 
Houston, The Menil Collection, John Chamberlain Sculpture: Selections from The Menil Collection and the Dia Art Foundation, March - April 2000
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, John Chamberlain: Choices, February – May 2012, cat. no. 48, p. 115, illustrated in color and pl. 14, p. 14, illustrated in color (detail)

Julie Sylvester, ed., John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculpture 1954 – 1985, New York, 1986, cat. no. 352, p. 37, illustrated in color, and p. 111, illustrated

This sculpture is in excellent condition and appears structurally sound. It is slightly dusty overall. The screws and rivets appear stable and intact, other than one rivet in the deep interior of the sculpture which is not integral to the integrity of the work. On the upper left horizontal element (as pictured in the catalogue), there is an intermittent superficial horizontal black rub 3 ½" wide. On the same element on the verso there is a shiny 1/4" superficial rub located 7 ½" from the outer tip and a soft abrasion at the bottom edge to the left and below this area. There are a few minor minute areas of possible rust or corrosion to the bottom center edges.
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