Lot 144
  • 144

Eva Hesse

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Eva Hesse
  • Untitled
  • gouache, ink and pencil on paper
  • 10 1/2 by 8 1/2 in. 26.7 by 21.6 cm.

Provenance

Robert Miller Gallery, New York

Exhibited

New York, Robert Miller Gallery; Paris, Renos Xippas, Eva Hesse: Gouaches 1960-1961, March - April 1991, no. 25, n.p., illustrated in color

Literature

Exh. Cat., New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, Eva Hesse: A Retrospective, 1992-1993, p. 66, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good overall condition. The right edge of the sheet is deckled. There is a ½ inch tear which extends from the bottom edge and is located 2 inches from the right edge. There is also a ½ inch loss to the sheet located along the bottom edge, 1 ½ inch from the left edge. There is evidence of light wear to the sheet and a very slight undulation inherent to the artist's working method. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte. Framed under glass.
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