Lot 414
  • 414

Wangechi Mutu

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Wangechi Mutu
  • Untitled (Alien)
  • signed and dated '03

  • collage, ink and watercolor on mylar
  • 23 3/4 by 17 1/2 in. 60.5 by 44.5 cm.

Provenance

Susanne Vielmetter Projects, Los Angeles
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

London, Tate Modern, Pin-Up: Contemporary Collage and Drawing, December 2004 - January 2005

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are a few scattered soft creases in the sheet. There is scattered flaking of the media, most noticeably on the forehead of the figure, and in places of heavier media application. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte and framed under Plexiglas.
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