Lot 254
  • 254

Robert Mangold

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Mangold
  • Distorted Circle/Square
  • signed, titled and dated 1973 on the stretcher

  • acrylic and chalk on masonite

  • 17 by 17 in. 43 by 43 cm.

Provenance

The More Mentality (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby's Parke Bernet Inc., New York, February 27, 1981, Lot 107
Moritaka Nakamura, Tokyo (acquired from the above sale)

Exhibited

Washington D.C., Max Protech Gallery, 1972-73

Condition

This work is in fair condition. The edges of the panel have been painted black. There is a layer of varnish on the painting. There is a line of in-painting, approximately 4 ½ in. long beginning at the bottom of the panel, 2 in. from the right edge. There is a 1 x 1 in. area of in-painting 2 in. from the right edge and 7 1.2 in. from the top. There is a ½ x ½ in. area of in-painting 4 ¼ in. from the right and 9 in. from the top. There is a 1 ¾ x 1 in. area of in-painting, 6 in. from the right and 8 in. from the top. There is a ½ x ½ in. area of in-painting 6 ½ in. from the top and 6 in. from the right edge. There is a ½ x ½ in. area of in-painting 6 ½ in. from the right and 2 ½ in. from the bottom. There are a few scattered spots of in-painting.
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