Lot 504
  • 504

Richard Prince

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Richard Prince
  • Untitled (Necklaces)
  • i. signed, titled, dated 1979-80 and numbered 2/2 on the reverse
  • ektacolor prints, in 4 parts
  • i. 23 1/4 by 15 3/4 in. 59.1 by 40 cm. ii. 23 3/8 by 16 1/4 in. 59.4 by 41.3 cm.
  • iii. 23 1/4 by 16 1/4 in. 59.1 by 41.3 cm. iv. 23 1/4 by 16 1/4 in. 59.1 by 41.3 cm.
  • Executed in 1979-1980, this work is number 2 from an edition of 2 plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2004

Exhibited

Basel, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Richard Prince, Photographs, December 2001 - February 2002, pp. 34-37, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; London, Serpentine Gallery, Richard Prince: Spiritual America, September 2007 - September 2008, pp. 60-61, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheets are affixed to their respective boards using photo corners at all 4 corners. There are imperfections in some of the images which are inherent to the working method and printing process of the artist. There is a minor surface accretion visible under raking light near the center of the second image from the left. Framed under Plexiglas.
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