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Lot 338
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John Armleder

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Armleder
  • Old Rose Garden, FS
  • acrylic on linen and Rietveldt chair
  • diameter of each painting: 149.5cm.; 58 7/8 in.
  • chair: 71 by 73.5 by 88cm.; 28 by 29 by 34 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 2008.

Provenance

Galerie Andrea Caratsch, Zurich
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Dusseldorf, NRW-Forum, UFO: Kunst und Design, 2009

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the chair is paler in the original. Colour: The two canvases are in very good condition and no restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light. The Rietveldt chair is slightly discoloured with three small tears to the outer arms and back of the chair, respectively. There are a few scattered spots of discolouration in places.
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