Prints & Photography Auction

September 29October 04, 2018
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LOT 15

Lot 15

LITA ALBUQUERQUE (1946-)

LITA ALBUQUERQUE (1946-)
Lot 15 Details
LITA ALBUQUERQUE (1946-), American

UNTITLED, 1987

Oil sticks with iridescent powders, tipped to a wove Arches watermarked paper support; signed and dated ‘87 in pencil to support margin. Unframed.
Image/Sheet 11 x 14 in — 27.9 x 35.6 cm; 22.25 x 30 in — 56.5 x 76.2 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $4,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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LITA ALBUQUERQUE (1946-)
  • LITA ALBUQUERQUE (1946-)
Provenance:

Prominent Private Collection

Note:

Lita Albuquerque, based in Santa Monica, California, emerged on the art scene in the 1970s after studying with American installation artist, Robert Irwin. Albuquerque is considered a pioneer of California Minimalism. It is reported that the quality of light in Los Angeles inspired the movement’s foremost artists to experiment with environment, light and the ways that viewers experience it.

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