Lot 240
  • 240

LORNA SIMPSON | Tense

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Lorna Simpson
  • Tense
  • three black and white gelatin prints and five engraved plastic plaques
  • Overall: 65 by 123 in. 165.1 by 312.4 cm.
  • Executed in 1991, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3, plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Josh Baer Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Birmingham Museum of Art, Third Space /shifting conversations about contemporary art, January 2017 - January 2019
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Schirn Kunsthalle, Prospect 93: An International Exhibition of Contemporary Art; March - May 1993

Literature

Exh.Cat., Hamilton, Colgate University, Dana Arts Center, Uncanny Dissonance: The Work of Lorna Simpson, March - May 1993, n.p. 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The photographs are mounted to their respective backing boards. Only visible under very close inspection and raking light, there are a few, very faint unobtrusive surface scratches and some dust accumulation within the frames. The plastic plaques show evidence of very minor wear and handling. Each of the photographs is framed under Plexiglas.
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