Lot 374
  • 374

Ivan Morley

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Ivan Morley
  • Tehachepi (Sic)
  • oil, wax, KY jelly, thread and dye on linen
  • 57 by 53 1/8 in. 145 by 135 cm.
  • Executed in 2009.

Provenance

Kimmerich Galerie GmbH, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010

Exhibited

Berlin, Kimmerich Galerie GmbH, Ivan Morley, January - February 2010
London, Saatchi Gallery, Abstract America Today, May - September 2014

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The canvas is unlined. The collaged and threaded elements appear stable and well intact. There surface texture irregularities are consistent with the artist’s working method and choice of medium. There are a few minor pinpoint surface accretions and a few pinpoint areas of loss to the pigment, only visible under very close inspection. Unframed.
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