Lot 258
  • 258

Liza Lou

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Liza Lou
  • Cigar and Ashtray
  • beaded with the artist's monogram on the underside of the ashtray
  • papier-mâché, wood, plastic and glass beads, in 2 parts
  • i. 2 by 4 1/4 by 4 1/4 in. 5.1 by 10.8 by 10.8 cm.
  • ii. 3/4 by 6 by 1 in. 1.9 by 15.2 by 2.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1998, this work is a unique variant from an edition of 30, created for the installation American Presidents (1996).

Provenance

Haines Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. All of the elements are stable and well intact. Under close inspection, there is evidence of minor dust accumulation throughout, and a few missing beads.
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