Lot 106
  • 106

James Bishop

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • James Bishop
  • Untitled 
  • signed on the reverse
  • oil on paper 
  • 10 5/8 by 12 1/4 in. 27 by 31.1 cm.
  • Executed in 1980.

Provenance

Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zurich
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 2008

Exhibited

Kunstmuseum Winterthur; Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume; Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum, James Bishop, September 1993 - July 1994, cat. no. 55, p. 148, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board along the top. There is pale time staining to the sheet. Under close inspection, there are some minor scattered surface accretions. There is some minor stray media to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. Under very close inspection, there are a few scattered pinpoint areas of minor pigment loss to the lower quadrant of the work. Framed under glass.
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