Lot 32
  • 32

Francis Alÿs

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Francis Alÿs
  • La Fe Mueve Montañas
  • each signed, titled, dated 2002 and variously inscribed
  • oil on canvas, in 3 parts
  • Each: 7 3/4 by 11 in. 19.7 by 27.9 cm.

Provenance

Lisson Gallery, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Arlène Bonnant, CAP Collection, Switzerland, 2005, pp. 42-43, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to edges of the canvases and some minor associated pigment losses. There are some light, scattered media accretions on the three canvases. Under ultraviolet light inspection, two spot accretions (one on the text area of the 1st panel, and the other at the center right of the 2nd panel) fluoresce brightly, but are not the result of retouching. Unframed.
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