Lot 109
  • 109

Yaacov Agam

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Yaacov Agam
  • Tel Aviv
  • signed, titled and dated 1965/6 on the reverse
  • oil on wood relief
  • Image: 19 1/2 by 23 5/8 in. 49.5 by 60 cm.
  • Overall: 36 by 44 3/4 in. 91.4 by 113.7 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Exhibited

Paris, Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Agam, October - December 1972

Condition

This work is in good overall condition. There are a few scattered unobtrusive abrasions with resultant paint loss located along the spines of the image and a few scattered brown accretions on the underside of the image relief. There are scattered smudges in the boarders of the wood. There is a ¼ inch abrasion located on the wood panel, 5 ½ inches from the left edge and 6 ½ inches from the bottom. There are multiple abrasions and media losses along the extreme edges and sides. Under ultra violet light inspection, areas of the white paint in the relief image fluoresce. Unframed.
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