Lot 85
  • 85

Dorothy Dehner

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Dorothy Dehner
  • Rites at Sal Safaeni Number 2
  • signed and dated 1958
  • bronze, with brownish green patina
  • 24 1/4 by 11 by 3 1/4 in.
  • 61.6 by 27.9 by 8.3 cm.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner from the Museum of Modern Art Junior Council, New York

Exhibited

New York, The Museum of Modern Art; The Denver Art Museum; Los Angeles County Museum; City Art Museum of St. Louis; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, New Sculpture USA, May 1959 - October 1960

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are some areas of surface dirt. There are a few areas of more noticeable verdigris in scattered crevices with some white accretions as well.
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