Lot 267
  • 267

Mel Bochner

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Mel Bochner
  • Outpost
  • signed, titled and dated 1985 on the reverse; titled on the stretcher

  • oil on canvas
  • 91 1/2 by 87 in. 232.4 by 221 cm.

Provenance

Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco

Exhibited

San Francisco, Janet Steinberg Gallery, Mel Bochner, 1985

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling around the edges. All surface inconsistencies appear to be Inherent to the work and to the artist's working method. There is fine and stable craquelure at the pull margins. There are no signs of inpainting under ultraviolet light inspection. Unframed.
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