Lot 561
  • 561

Theaster Gates

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Theaster Gates
  • Whyte Painting (NGGRWR 0015)
  • partially titled
  • porcelain, composite gold and wood
  • 26 by 32 by 5 in. 66 by 81.3 by 12.7 cm.
  • Executed in 2010.

Provenance

Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in March 2011

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are some minor surface abrasions visible on the top side of the porcelain sink, as well as on the surface of the gold drain cover. The abrasions on the top surface appear to be inherent to the found nature of the object. Unframed.
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