Lot 35
  • 35

Barnaby Furnas

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Barnaby Furnas
  • Effigy (Little Piggy)
  • numbered 6/13; signed, titled, dated 8/9/06, and numbered 6/13 on the reverse
  • dye, bleach, ink, graphite, and photocopy on soiled, punctured, crumpled, burnt, and folded paper
  • 8 1/2 by 11 in.
  • 21.6 by 27.9 cm.
  • Executed in 2006, this work is number 6 from an edition of 13.

Provenance

Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York

Exhibited

New York, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Barnaby Furnas, September - October 2006

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The burned paper is fragile, due to the artist's working method, and is reinforced by adhesive tape on the reverse. There are several pin-sized punctures scattered throughout the center of the composition, due to the artist's working method. There are artist's tack holes in the 4 corners. Unframed.
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