Lot 135
  • 135

Francis Alÿs

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Francis Alÿs
  • Donkey
  • signed and dated 1990 on the reverse 
  • oil on canvas wrapped in bubble wrap
  • 36 by 44 cm. 14 1/8 by 17 3/8 in.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owner in the early 1990s

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. There are some media accretions and holes to the bubble warp, which appear to be in keeping with the artist's chosen materials, and the bubble wrap has come loose to the upper edge on the reverse. All other surface irregularities appear to be in keeping with the artist's choice of found materials.
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