Lot 416
  • 416

Julie Mehretu

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Julie Mehretu
  • Untitled 
  • signed and dated 2000 on the reverse
  • gouache and ink on vellum and paper collage with pins
  • 19 by 24 in. 48.2 by 61 cm.

Provenance

The Project, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, Lot 412
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above sale)

Exhibited

New York, The Studio Museum, Freestyle, April - June 2001
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Drawing Now: 8 Propositions, October 2002 - January 2003

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The bottom sheet is hinged verso to the backing board at the top two corners. The top vellum sheet is secured to the bottom sheet by pins at the top left and right corners. The collage elements are well intact. There is evidence of very light wear and handling along the edges and at the corners of the sheets and a soft undulation along the top edge of the vellum. Framed under Plexiglas.
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