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Christian Marclay

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • Christian Marclay
  • Yellow Silence (The Electric Chair)
  • signed and dated 2006 on the overlap
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 
  • 55.9 by 76.2cm.
  • 22 by 30in.

Provenance

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the previous owner

Exhibited

New York, Paula Cooper Gallery, Christian MarclayThe Electric Chair, 2006

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the yellow tones are slightly lighter in the original and the illustration fails to convey fully the reflective quality of the metallic bronze paint. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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