Lot 159
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Juan Downey (1940-1993)

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Juan Downey
  • Invisible energy in Chile plays a concert in New York
  • signed lower left
  • acrylic, graphite and collage on cardboard mounted in panel
  • 49 by 39 in.
  • 125 by 99 cm
  • Executed in 1969.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
Barbara Duncan Collection
Private Collection, Chile
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Sale, November 19, 2007, lot 272, illustrated in color

Literature

Juan Downery: Of Dream into Study, Santiago, 1989, p. 10

Condition

The work was not examined outside of the frame. It is currently framed under glass. There are some slightly darker areas on the white surface, particularly along the right and left edges which could be attributed to rubbing against the glass. Overall, it is in very good condition.
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