Lot 338
  • 338

Joseph Kosuth

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Kosuth
  • 'Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)' [Translate]
  • digital print mounted on aluminum

  • 47 3/8 by 47 3/8 in. 120.3 by 120.3 cm.
  • Executed in 1968, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Provenance

Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Chiba City Museum of Art, Joseph Kosuth 1965-1999, October 1999

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to the outer edges. Scattered dust accretions and abrasions are evident on the surface. There is a rub mark measuring 3 inches in length which is located 4 inches from the bottom edge at the left edge. There is a 1 inch loss located along the left edge 1/8 inch from the bottom edge. Both right and left edges exhibit a minor blistering that extends the length of the work. Unframed.
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