Lot 296
  • 296

Mel Bochner

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Mel Bochner
  • Obscene/Money
  • signed, titled and dated 2006 on the stretcher
  • oil on velvet
  • 71 3/8 by 47 1/4 in. 181.3 by 120 cm.

Provenance

Quint Contemporary Art, San Diego
Private Collection, Los Angeles

Exhibited

San Diego, Quint Contemporary Art, Mel Bochner - Velvet Paintings, January - February 2007
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Mel Bochner: "Obscene," "Money," "Stupid," "Meaningless" and other recent paintings on velvet, December 2006 - January 2007

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. There is evidence of minor dust accumulation to the surface particularly on the corners. The surface variations and irregularities are consistent with the artist's working method and choice of medium. Only visible under very close inspection, there are a few very minor pinpoint losses to some of the peaks of impasto. Unframed.
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