Lot 57
  • 57

Yaacov Agam

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Yaacov Agam
  • Dialogue Tactile
  • signed Agam, dated Paris 1965, and titled (on the reverse)
  • oil on board with copper elements
  • 24 3/8 by 24 3/8 in.
  • 62 by 62 cm
  • Executed in 1965.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the 1960s

Exhibited

Tel Aviv Museum, Yaacov Agam, Pictures-Sculptures, 1973, no. 14

Condition

In very good condition. Oil on board with copper elements. Copper elements are mounted on board by two cylindrical steel supports, of 1 1/8 and 1/3 inch depth respectively. These steel mounts have rusted slightly. Surface of board in generally good condition. Some areas of minor loss where mounts are fixed. One faint 8.5 inch vertical scratch visible in lower left quadrant. Some minor surface abrasions and discoloration. Minor indentation visible at lower left corner. Under UV light; some inpainting visible at lower left and lower right corners.
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