Lot 259
  • 259

Elizabeth Murray

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Elizabeth Murray
  • Untitled Twist Drawing #1
  • signed and dated 1988 on the reverse
  • pastel on paper collage on paper
  • Sheet: 44 1/2 by 33 by 2 in. 113 by 83.8 by 5 cm.
  • Framed: 51 1/8 by 40 1/8 by 4 in. 130 by 102 by 10.2 cm.

Provenance

John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Private Collection 
Mark Borghi Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse in multiple places to the backing board. The collage elements are well intact. The edges of the sheets are slightly deckled. There are pinholes scattered along the perimeter of the work and at the top edge of the tube element. There is a tear at the top right edge and the edges of the sheet are lifting slightly. Framed under Plexiglas.
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