Lot 440
  • 440

Ryan McGinness

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ryan McGinness
  • Odi et Amo
  • signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse
  • acrylic on board
  • 122 by 122cm.; 48 by 48in.

Provenance

Galería Moriarty, Madrid
Private Collection, Spain
Sale: Alcala Subastas, Madrid, Subasta Diciembre, 2 December 2010, Lot 123
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Madrid, Galería Moriarty, Never Odd or Even, 2006

Literature

Peter Halley, Ryan McGinness Works: Paintings, Sculptures, Sketches, Drawings, Installations, Editions and Other Stuff, New York 2009, p. 220, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some tiny media accretions scattered in isolated places, and three shallow and unobtrusive surface scratches; one towards the the upper edge approximately 25cm. from the upper left corner, one approximately 15cm. from the centre right edge, and one towards the lower edge approximately 20cm. from the lower right corner. Further inspection reveals a small loss to the lower right corner tip. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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