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Property from an Esteemed Midwestern Collection

William N. Copley

Drop that Gun

Auction Closed

March 1, 09:28 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property from an Esteemed Midwestern Collection

William Nelson Copley

1919 - 1996


Drop that Gun

signed cply and dated 60 (lower left)

oil on canvas

32 by 39 in.

81.3 by 99.1 cm.

Executed in 1960.

New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Recent Paintings by CPLY, January 1961, illustrated on the cover

Germano Celant, ed., William N. Copley, The Menil Collection, Houston, and Fondazione Prada, Milan, 2016, no. 112, p. 64, illustrated

Exh., Cat., London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Recent Paintings by William Copley, May - July 1961, illustrated on the cover