Lot 276
  • 276

Kehinde Wiley

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Kehinde Wiley
  • Defend and Develop the Island Together
  • oil on canvas in artist's chosen frame
  • Framed: 106 3/4 by 82 1/2 in. 271.1 by 209.6 cm.
  • Canvas: 96 by 72 in. 243.8 by 182.9 cm.
  • Executed in 2006.

Provenance

Deitch Projects, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in December 2006

Exhibited

Beijing, National Art Museum; Shanghai Art Museum, Art in America: 300 Years of Innovation, February - June 2007
New York, School of Visual Arts, Being American, November - December 2011

Literature

Exh. Cat., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kehinde Wiley, The World Stage: China, February - May 2007, p. 32, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The canvas is unlined. Upon close inspection there are a few areas of very fine, unobtrusive craquelure noted. Framed in the artist's chosen frame. There is evidence of some light wear and handling to the edges of the frame.
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