Lot 135
  • 135

Lynda Benglis

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Lynda Benglis
  • Valencia I
  • signed and titled on the reverse
  • sparkle, enamel and paint on plaster, cotton bunting and aluminum
  • 28 by 22 by 14 in.
  • 71.1 by 55.9 by 35.5 cm
  • Executed in 1973.

Provenance

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Texas Gallery, Houston
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, The New Sculpture 1965-1975: Between Geometry and Gesture, February - June 1990
Atlanta, High Museum of Art; New Orleans Museum of Art; San Jose Museum of Art, Dual Natures, January - November 1991

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is some scattered flaking to the thick application of paint and sparkle throughout, with some minor associated losses. This flaking and the associated losses are a consequence of the artist's technique. There is also a small amount of surface dust.
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