Lot 144
  • 144

Michael Ray Charles

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Michael Ray Charles
  • Tarz in the Hood
  • signed and dated 94
  • acrylic and copper penny on paper and mat board
  • 40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.

Provenance

Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey (acquired from the above)
By descent to the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Michael Ray Charles, Forever Free, June - July 1994
Houston, Blaffer Gallery; Austin Museum of Art; Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, Michael Ray Charles 1989 - 1997: An American Artist's Work, June 1997 - March 1998

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse in multiple places to the backing board. There are artist pinholes in all four corners. There is evidence of wear, scuffs and minor tears throughout, particularly to the edges, due to handling and the artist's working method. There are minor abrasions and surface soiling throughout. There is slight undulation to the extreme edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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