Lot 499
  • 499

Thomas Houseago

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Thomas Houseago
  • Machine I
  • Tuf-Cal, hemp, iron rebar, wood, charcoal, graphite and plywood
  • 79 by 39 1/2 by 21 1/2 in. 200.6 by 100.3 by 54.6 cm.
  • Executed in 2009.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)

Exhibited

Marfa, Ballroom Marfa, TWO FACE: Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago, September - December 2009

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition. All elements are stable. The surface texture, irregularities and smudges are inherent to the artist’s working method. There is evidence of wear and a few losses to the wooden base, likely inherent to the artist’s chosen medium.
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