Lot 46
  • 46

ANTONY GORMLEY | Site XXIII

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Antony Gormley
  • Site XXIII
  • signed, dated 2016, titled and inscribed on the reverse
  • carbon and casein on paper
  • 28 by 19cm.; 11 by 7½in.

Provenance

Raw Editions, London
Sale, The Drawing Room London, 12th - 26th April 2017, unnumbered but ordered alphabetically, where acquired by the present owner

Condition

The sheet is adhered to the mount with tabs of adhesive tape at each corner. The sheet undulates slightly, in keeping with the Artist's working methods and materials. There is an Artist's pinhole to the lower right corner, with an associated very minor crease. The edges of the sheet are deckled or slightly unevenly torn, in keeping with the Artist's working methods. There is slight staining towards the edges of the work, possibly as a result of a previous mount. There are one or two accretions in the surface of the work. Subject to the above, the work is in very good overall condition. The work is held in a painted wooden frame behind perspex. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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