Lot 181
  • 181

William S. Burroughs

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • William S. Burroughs
  • Drunk Cop; Don't Take Me For Dumber [Two Works]
  • I. signed, titled and dated 1993
    II. signed; titled on the reverse
  • I. felt pen and gun shots on paper
    II. inks on paper
  • I. 17 by 14 in. 43.2 by 35.5 cm
  • II. 14 by 11 in. 35.5 by 27.9 cm
  • I. Executed in 1993. II. Executed in 1988.

Provenance

Stellan Holm Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008

Condition

I. This work is in good condition overall. The work is affixed to the mount from verso and has not been examined out of the frame. There is rippling to the sheet, which is likely due to the artist's technique. The left edge is notebook paper with inherent tears where the work has been ripped from the spiral binding. A faint brown, possible trace of water, upper right is seemingly inherent, as is the faint pink stain at center left. Framed under Plexiglas. II. This work is in good condition overall. The work is affixed to the mount from verso and has not been examined out of the frame. There is soft rippling to the sheet. Extensive text appears on the verso of the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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