MARCEL BROODTHAERS (1924 - 1976) | Flower Ball/Décor, 1975

dried flowers, velvet ribbon, framed work on paper, two part vitrine

Barry Barker London
Gallery Isy Brachot ,Paris
Rhona Hoffman Gallery,Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Paris, Isy Brachot Gallery, 'Broodthaers,' March 1982 - August 1983, illustrated in color on the cover
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art; Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, April 1989 - June 1990, np, illustrated in color

Isy Brachot, Ed., 'Marcel Broodthaers,' Paris 1990, p. 195, illustrated in color

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. All elements are present and stable. There is minor wear to the vitrine, visible upon lose inspection. There is minor wear with some associated loss to the flower ball, inherent to the aging process of the artist's chosen medium. There are a few scattered accretions to the ribbon, which is curling slightly from having been stored rolled. There is soft creasing, wear and water marks to the work on paper, which is likely inherent to the nature of the object, which has not been inspected out of its frame. There is wear with associated loss to the frame, visible upon close inspection.
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