Lot 11
  • 11

John Currin

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • John Currin
  • Sneaker
  • signed and dated 1990 on the overlap
  • oil on canvas
  • 28 by 30 in.
  • 71.1 by 99.1 cm.

Provenance

Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Kara Vander Weg and Rose Dergan, eds., John Currin, New York, 2006, p. 55, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling at the edges. There is ΒΌ inch loss to the paint located 1 inch from the bottom along the left edge. There is a faint stretcher bar impression visible along the top and right edges with associated craquelure. There is also scattered stable craquelure throughout the surface of the canvas. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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