Peter Saul

Acquired directly from the artist

This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals fine hairline cracks in places along the extreme edges. There is a faint rub mark by the signature in the grey section in the lower left hand side of the composition. There are a few light accretions scattered in the lower half of the composition. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light. Framed.
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I love the flamers of art history—the hysterics, hell-raisers, tantrum throwers, and storm birds. Artists who bring transgressive subject matter and flamboyant personalities into close contact; who are always on about something; whose emotions are messy, even if their art is neat; who are so full of their own feelings that targets cease to matter.
Jerry Saltz (The Village Voice, "American Flamer", November, 2000)