Lot 181
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WILLIAM TUCKER | i. Untitled (Study for Sculpture)ii. Study for Gaia [Two Works]

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

Description

  • William Tucker
  • i. Untitled (Study for Sculpture)ii. Study for Gaia [Two Works]
  • i. signed and dated 88 ii. signed and dated 85 
  • i. charcoal and graphite on paperii. oilstick on paper
  • i. 60 1/4 by 44 1/4 in. 153 by 112.4 cm.
  • ii. 29 3/4  by 23 in.   75.6 by 61 cm.

Provenance

David McKee Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

i. This work is in very good condition overall. There is an undulation to the sheet. The sheet is slightly discolored with age, most noticeably along the edges. There are multiple artist's pinholes in each corner. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas. ii. This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet. There is light evidence of handling along the edges, including skinning along the left edge likely inherent to the artist's working method. The sheet is slightly discolored with age, most noticeably along the edges. There are multiple artist's pinholes in each corner. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat at each corner. Framed under Plexiglas.
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