Lot 577
  • 577

ROBERT LONGO | Forest of Doxa

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Longo
  • Forest of Doxa
  • signed and dated 2013
  • charcoal on paper mounted to aluminum, in artist’s chosen frame
  • 74 1/4 by 118 3/4 in. 188.6 by 301.6 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Capitain Petzel, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited




Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The work has not been examined outside of the artist's frame. There is a very slight undulation to the sheet, most noticeable at the edges. Framed under Plexiglas, in artist's frame.
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Catalogue Note

"In my mind I am a sculptor, not a painter. These drawings are truly sculptural. The process of these drawings is the opposite of traditional painting. Traditional painting works from dark to light. I work from a white surface. The white in the drawings is always the raw, virgin paper. I never add white to the drawings. The drawings get built up with so many layers of charcoal and dust and powder and stick. The way the drawing comes to life is by erasing, carving the image out of it." Robert Longo