DON GUMMER | Study for an Unexecuted Sculpture

Sperone Westwater Fischer, Inc., New York
Collection of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Vancouver Art Gallery; Calgary, The Nickle Arts Museum; New York, Seagram Building; Ontario, London Regional Art Gallery, Drawings by Sculptors: Two Decades of Non-Objective Art in the Seagram Collection, May 1984 - June 1985

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There is a soft undulation to the sheet and artist pinholes in the upper left and right corners. The upper and lower edge of the sheet are slightly unevenly cut and there is scattered stray media, both of which are due to the artist's working method. There are some minor, scattered signs of handling to the work. Under very close inspection, there is a very faint discoloration to the perimeter of the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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