Lot 160
  • 160

Jennifer Bartlett

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Jennifer Bartlett
  • Swimmers in the Storm
  • titled on the stretcher of each canvas; numbered 1 through 11 on the reverse of each tile
  • oil on canvas, in 2 parts; baked enamel, enamel and silkscreen grid on steel tiles, in 11 parts
  • Overall: 55 1/2 by 95 in.
  • 141 by 241.3 cm.
  • Executed in 1979.

Provenance

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Sotheby's, New York, November 5 & 6, 1985, Lot 76
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good condition. On the left canvas, there is a very faint drip accretion near the left edge and a minute spot accretion near the top right corner. The steel tiles are in very good condition, with light wear around the edges and corners and a few faint, superficial scratches. Each tile has a typed label affixed to the reverse indicating installation placement.
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