Lot 186
  • 186

Larry Rivers

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Larry Rivers
  • Sam Holding Bubba II
  • signed, partially titled and dated '93; titled and dated 1993 on the reverse
  • graphite and colored pencil on paper
  • 21 1/4 by 18 3/8 in. 54 by 46.6 cm.

Provenance

Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Annual Benefit Auction, May 3, 2008, lot 11
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse at the top two corners to the backing board. There are multiple pinholes in all four corners and the edges are unevenly cut. There is evidence of some very pale time staining along the edges of the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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