Robert Longo

Emilio Mazzoli Gallery, Modena
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 2005)

This work is in very good condition overall. The bottom of the sheet is unevenly cut, which appears inherent to the artist's working method. The sheet is mounted to the backing board and framed under Plexiglas.
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"One of the interesting things I discovered is that in the late 19th century, painters actually had black-and-white copies made of their own paintings. They chose it even over photographs because they knew the photographic medium would distort their work...I'm basically trying to understand abstraction and going back to this point in American history, which is the post-World War II euphoria of leaving behind Europe and trying to be free. Every aspect of the image is interesting to me to dissect and understand." Robert Longo