Contemporary Curated
Contemporary Curated
Melvin Edwards
OWWA Maya
Auction Closed
September 28, 08:29 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Melvin Edwards
b. 1937
OWWA Maya
welded with the artist's signature and titled (on the reverse)
steel
9 ½ by 7 by 4 ½ in.
24.1 by 17.8 by 11.4 cm.
Executed in 2011.
The Organization of Women Writers of Africa (by donation from the artist in 2011)
Estate of Dr. Maya Angelou, North Carolina
Swann Galleries, The Collection of Maya Angelou, 15 September 2015, lot 44 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Estate of Dr. Maya Angelou, North Carolina
Swann Galleries, The Collection of Maya Angelou, 15 September 2015, lot 44 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sarah Cascone, "Maya Angelou's Art Collection With Unique Faith Ringgold Portrait Heads to Auction," artnet, 6 August 2015, illustrated in color (online)