Lot 214
  • 214

Wangechi Mutu

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Wangechi Mutu
  • Missing Sea and My Land
  • signed and dated '05
  • ink, acrylic, collage and contact paper on mylar

  • 92 by 68cm.; 36 1/4 by 26 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 2005.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York
Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Aldrich, Connecticut, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Land Mine: Laleh Khorramin, Wangechi Mutu and Michael Zansky, 2006

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer and brighter, with more prominent pink and purple tones throughout the original. The catalogue illustration fails to convey fully the rich surface texture of the collage and the sparkle of the glitter apparent in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged to the backing mount in several places on the reverse. There is some slight undulation to the sheet. On close examination, a few losses have occurred over time to the figure’s shoulder on right side of lower left quadrant, and in a few further spots elsewhere.
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