Lot 121
  • 121

Larry Rivers

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Larry Rivers
  • Notes
  • Titled (upper center) 
  • Acrylic, Plexiglas, cardboard, paper, graphite and tape collage on board in artist's wooden frame
  • 40 1/2 by 32 3/8 in.; 102.9 by 82.2 cm
  • Painted in 1964. Please note that in the print catalogue for this sale, this lot appears as number 121T.

Provenance

Mitchell Hutchins, Inc., New York
Paine Webber, New York
Acquired from the above by A. Alfred Taubman in May 1979

Exhibited

West Palm Beach, Norton Gallery & School of Art, Extended Loan, May - September 1990

Literature

Sam Hunter, Larry Rivers, New York, 1972, illustrated pl. 178

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear to artist’s wooden frame including some minor chipping at the top. All of the collaged elements are intact and stable but the cardboard by the figure’s elbow and cardboard at the top of the left figure’s shoulder are lifting slightly. There are areas of adhesive and cardboard residue visible in the figures' faces and in the center below the right figure's face, presumably inherent to the artist’s intent and working method. There is a minor lifted tear in the paper at the figure’s elbow. There are scattered light surface abrasions to the Plexiglas, also presumably inherent to the artist’s working method. Framed in artist’s frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.