Lot 55
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DONALD ROLLER WILSON | Marsha Sees the Father...Carrie the Son...Penny the Holy Ghost

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Donald Roller Wilson
  • Marsha Sees the Father...Carrie the Son...Penny the Holy Ghost
  • signed, titled and dated 1993, 3:04P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
  • i & ii. graphite on paperiii. oil on canvas
  • overall: 24 x 55 in.; 61 x 139.7 cm.

Provenance

John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993

Exhibited

San Francisco, John Berggruen Gallery, Donald Roller Wilson: Looking for the Virgin in the the Woods, May - June 1993, cat. no. 9, illustrated in color

Literature

Exh. Cat., Baton Rouge, Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, A Strong Night Wind: The Art of Donald Roller Wilson, September - December 2001, pp. 230-231, illustrated in color 

Condition

Two works on paper: These works are in very good condition overall. They have not been examined outside of their frames, as they are in the artist's chosen frames. Painting: This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of handling and wear to the edges with associated loses, most notably along the bottom edge, which is not visible when framed. Under extreme raking light, there are several minor drip accretions visible in the upper right quadrant. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. This work is framed in the artist's chosen frame.
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