JULIAN SCHNABEL | Untitled (Los Besos de tu Amor)

The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in very good condition overall. The paper is mounted to the canvas. There are several scattered accretions to the unpainted portion of the paper. Under very close inspection, there are a few scattered hairline linear cracks and pigment separation to the thicker areas of impasto that all appear stable. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed in an artist's frame.
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"My work is about seeing. Ultimately, it’s about a way of looking at the world. I’m just painting what I’m seeing; I’m just trying to connect the dots of my own vision. Every time I stumble across something that’s worth a look, it stops me in my tracks." Julian Schnabel