Lot 240
  • 240

Mark Grotjahn

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mark Grotjahn
  • Untitled (Blonde MG43.68)
  • signed and dated 12
  • oil on printed paper
  • 36 by 24 in. 91.4 by 61 cm.

Provenance

Aspen Art Museum, ArtCrush, August 2012 (gift of the artist)

Exhibited

Aspen, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen Art Museum 2012 Preview Crush, August 2012

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple locations. There is minor lifting at the bottom two corners of the sheet and a soft undulation throughout. There is a soft crease at the bottom left corner and in the lower left quadrant, approximately 4 inches from the left edge. All areas of heavy impasto are intact. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Catalogue Note

“I think my masks reference artists who reference primitivism. They’re not directly connected to tribal arts. I think they look more like third-grade art projects.”

MARK GROTJAHN