Lot 169
  • 169

Donald Baechler

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Donald Baechler
  • Tree Painting
  • signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 87 on the reverse; signed with the artist's initials and dated 87 on the stretcher
  • acrylic and fabric collage on canvas
  • 98 1/2 by 78 3/4 in. 250.2 by 200 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Europe
Christie's, New York, September 30, 2010, lot 182
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is some scattered light surface soiling. The canvas is lightly fraying at the top left turning edge. The top left and right corners have been scuffed and have some darker pigment transfer. There is some subtle, scattered pigment separation, particularly where the paint is more heavily applied in the center tree element. Unframed.
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