Walter De Maria
Two Parallel Lines, 12 Ft apart in chalk, Nevada
Walter De Maria
1935 - 2013
Two Parallel Lines, 12 Ft apart in chalk, Nevada
gelatin silver print mounted on board
81 x 68 cm ; 31 7/8 x 26 3/4 in. ( sheet) ; 53 x 49,5 cm ; 20 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. (image)
Executed in 1968, this work is unique.
Please note that the loan of this work has been requested for the Land Art exhibition on view at the MAMCO in Geneva from October 3rd, 2022 to January 29th, 2023. Sotheby's will be pleased to forward it to the successfull buyer.
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Walter De Maria
1935 - 2013
Two Parallel Lines, 12 Ft apart in chalk, Nevada
tirage gélatino-argentique monté sur panneau
81 x 68 cm ; 31⅞x 26¾in. (feuille) ; 53 x 49,5 cm ; 20⅞x 19½in. (image)
Exécutée en 1968, cette oeuvre est unique.
Veuillez noter qu'une demande de prêt a été formulée pour l'exposition Land Art qui sera visible au MAMCO à Genève du 3 octobre 2022 au 29 janvier 2023. Sotheby's se fera un plaisir de la transmettre l'acquéreur.
The work was inspected framed. Upon very close inspection, a few faint pink foxing spots are visible. The work is in very good condition.
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Dwan Gallery, New York
Malle Collection, Paris
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Dwan Gallery, New York
Collection Malle, Paris
New York, Dwan Gallery, Earthworks, 5 October - 30 October 1968
Paris, Galerie Montaigne, Virginia Dwan : art minimal, art conceptuel, earthworks, New York, les années 60-70, 1 October - 14 December 1991
Jouy-en-Josas, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Azur, 26 May - 12 September, 1993, catalogue, p. 159, illustrated
Koblenz, Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Die letzte Freiheit, 16 April - 16 October 2011, p. 68, illustrated
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New York, Dwan Gallery, Earthworks, 5 - 30 Octobre 1968
Paris, Galerie Montaigne, Virginia Dwan : art minimal, art conceptuel, earthworks, New York, les années 60-70, 1er octobre - 14 décembre 1991
Jouy-en-Josas, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Azur, 26 mai - 12 septembre 1993, catalogue, p. 159, illustré
Coblence, Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Die letzte Freiheit, 16 avril - 16 octobre 2011, p. 68, illustré
An icon of Earth Art, this vintage photographic version of "Two Parallel Lines" or "Mile Long Drawing" dated 1968 in the Mojave Desert shows a version where the artist's body is used as a yardstick to measure the width required for a drawing of gigantic size. It has sometimes been misinterpreted as a work of Body Art.
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Icone du Earth Art, cette version photographique d’époque de « Two Parallel Lines » ou « Mile Long Drawing » datée de 1968 dans le désert de Mojave montre une version où le corps de l’artiste sert d’étalon de mesure à la largeur requise pour un dessin de taille gigantesque. Elle a quelque fois été interprétée par erreur comme une œuvre de Body Art.