Lot 122
  • 122

ALBERT OEHLEN | Chewing Black Bone (Blood)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Albert Oehlen
  • Chewing Black Bone (Blood)
  • titled
  • oil on canvas laid down board
  • 25 by 17.6 cm. 9 3/4 by 6 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 1986.

Provenance

Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1990s

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is much cooler in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection reveals two tiny spots of lifting to the extreme upper corner tips; one of which has a tiny associated loss. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals some uneven fluorescence, which looks to be a result of artist's use of varnish.
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