Marisol

Marlborough Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
Galeria La Cometa, Bogota
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are scattered abrasions and losses to the wood, most notably along the base which is presumably inherent to the artist’s chosen medium. The surface irregularities to the wood base appear original to the texture of the wood grain. A light dust has settled into the crevices of the base.
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"Much of the strength in Marisol's body of work resides in her decisions of what to leave out. So many of her works begin and end with the blockiness of the blocks from which she wrests meaning. A plank with its knotholes can be an essential element of her depictions. Very often she leaves out any elaboration of her materials. The sheer presentation is enough. Paradoxically, simplicity derives from an extreme profusion of things...in her studio [there is] a remarkable clutter of maquettes, found objects, furniture and plaster casts—a kind of cornucopia of dreams."

Dore Ashton, "Musings about Marisol" in Exh. Cat., Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper, 2014, p. 166