Lot 26
  • 26

Lucas Samaras

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Lucas Samaras
  • Box #117 
  • mixed media 
  • 6 3/4 by 16 1/2 by 10 1/2 in. 17.1 by 41.9 by 26.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1987.

Provenance

The Pace Gallery
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1987

Exhibited

New York, The Pace Gallery, Lucas Samaras: Boxes and Mirrored Cell, October - November 1988, n.p., illustrated

Literature

Hannah Barton, Ed., Lucas Samaras: Boxes, New York, 2017, no. 1987.05, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in excellent condition. There are no visible losses to the applique surface. The colors of the yarn are bright and fresh. The exterior surface of the box is slightly dusty overall. This work is accompanied by a Plexiglas stand and case.
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