FRANK THIEL | 'Stadt 7/12 (Berlin)'

a mural comprised of 4 chromogenic prints, each front-mounted to acrylic, framed, signed, titled, dated, editioned '02/08,' sequentially lettered, annotated, and with sequence map in ink and a Sean Kelly Gallery/Projects label on the reverse, 1999, printed in 2001 (4)

Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

This mural comprised of 4 chromogenic prints is in generally excellent condition. The colors remain bright and saturated, with no apparent fading. The gray paint from the frames has occasionally transferred to the extreme edges of the acrylic surface; this is mostly apparent on panels A and D. As is frequently seen in other comparable works that are front-mounted to acrylic, superficial hairline scratches, swipes, and specks of dried translucent liquid are visible when examining the work very closely in high raking light. None of this detracts in any way from the overall impressive quality of this large work. Each panel is signed, titled, dated '1999' and '2001,' editioned '02/08,' sequentially lettered, and annotated once on the frame backboard, and again on the back of the wood edge of the frame in ink. The additional annotations on the reverse in ink read '4 parts' and 'each 280 x 159 cm.'
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