Lot 402
  • 402

Per Kirkeby

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Per Kirkeby
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 1991 on the reverse
  • oil and chalk on panel
  • 47 1/4 by 47 1/4 in. 120 by 120 cm.

Provenance

Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1994

Exhibited

London, Tate Modern; Düsseldorf, Museum Kunst Palast, Per Kirkeby, June 2009 - January 2010

Literature

Achim Borchardt-Hume and Richard Shiff, Per Kirkeby, London 2009, n.p., illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. There is scratching to the surface in the top half, inherent to the artist’s working method. There are pinpoint media accretions throughout the surface in keeping with the artist’s working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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