Lot 178
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ELIZABETH MURRAY | Open Drawer with Sleeve

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Elizabeth Murray
  • Open Drawer with Sleeve
  • signed, titled and dated 1994 on the reverse
  • oil and wood on shaped canvas
  • 30 by 20 1/2 in. 76.2 by 52 cm.

Provenance

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1994

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There is minor evidence of light wear and handling to the edges. The areas of impasto are stable and intact, including areas which extend past the canvas. Under very close inspection, there are faint and scattered drying cracks in the yellow passage above the chair. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are no signs of restoration. Unframed.
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