Lot 111
  • 111

Carl-Henning Pedersen

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Carl-Henning Pedersen
  • Untitled; The Heaven's Horse: two works
  • the first signed, dated and inscribed 1974 New York; the second signed and dated '1974'; titled and dated on the reverse
  • the first watercolor and crayon on paper; the second watercolor and ink on paper
  • the first 22 by 29 1/2 in.; the second 22 1/2 by 31 1/4 in.
  • the first 56 by 75 cm.; the second 57.15 by 79.3 cm.

Provenance

Lefebre Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

The first: This work is in very good condition overall. All four edges are deckled. The sheet is undulating slightly. Framed under Plexiglas. The second: Hinged along the top verso to a plywood backing. The sheet has deckeled edges. The colors are fresh. The work is framed under plexiglas. A few scattered pinpoint losses on tyhe horse's hoves, eyes, tail and neck and the left side of the composition. The work is undulating slightly.
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