Lot 275
  • 275

Ross Bleckner

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ross Bleckner
  • In Praise of Tears
  • signed, titled and dated 1996 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 84 1/2 by 72 in. 214.6 by 182.9 cm.

Provenance

Mary Boone Gallery, New York

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There are some minor, scattered surface accretions noted. Upon very close inspection, there is hairline pigment separation throughout. There is a pinpoint pigment loss in the upper left corner. There are scattered brush hairs and some minor debris within the pigment, due to the artist's working method. Not examined under Ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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