Vija Celmins

Pink Pearl Eraser

Auction Closed

September 30, 08:35 PM GMT

Estimate

800,000 - 1,200,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Boston Collection

Vija Celmins

b. 1938

Pink Pearl Eraser

acrylic on balsa wood

6¾ by 18½ by 3 in.

17.1 by 47 by 7.6 cm.

Executed in 1966-67, this work is 1 of 5 unique variants.

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1971)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Lane Relyea, Robert Gober, Briony Fer, eds., Vija Celmins, London, 2004, p. 62 (another example illustrated)