Property from the Collection of Ellen and Richard Levine
ARNULF RAINER (b. 1929)
Blaue Blasen
Important information about this lot
Price Realised USD 17,640
Estimate
USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
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Condition report
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The sheet is hinged to the backing board at the corner tips and periodically along the edges. Artist pinholes are to the corner tips. Minor wear with handling indents are scattered to the corner tips and edges. Two creases with associated cracking are to the upper right corner. A hairline crease with associated lifting is to the lower left corner, possibly in keeping with the artist's working method. A few pinpoint losses are to the lower right. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light.