Lot 482
  • 482

Os Gêmeos

Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
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Description

  • Os Gêmeos
  • Untitled
  • acrylic, spray paint and sequins on wood with electric lights 
  • 89 by 63 by 5 in. 226 by 160 by 12.7 cm.
  • Executed in 2009.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner 

Exhibited

Curitiba, Museu Oscar Niemeyer; Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil; São Paulo, Museu de Arte Brasileira Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado; Brasilia, Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil; Vertigem: Os Gêmeos, October 2008 - May 2010 

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer and all sequin elements are stable. Both of the electric lights are fully functional. A one-inch diagonal white scuff is present in the upper left quadrant of the work, on the interior-facing side of the window element. A few minor scattered pinpoint spots of paint loss are present on the extreme edges of the work.
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