David Wojnarowicz
Plane Crash
Lot #217 |
2020-03-06 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Curated
Category:
Painting
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Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10321
Auction name: Contemporary Curated
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-03-06
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 3/8 by 47 7/8 by 9 3/8 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
148.3
Width In Centimeters:
121.6
Depth In Centimeters:
23.8
Height In Inches:
58.375
Width In Inches:
47.875
Depth In Inches:
9.375
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Edition: 8
Edition notes: Edition 3/8.
Provenance
Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Catalogue Note "I felt tense and beautiful and vulnerable and sad. I thought of plane crashes and endings, the bloodlessness of my once loving arms, a deep sleep [or] something warm and enveloping to make me forget [...]." David Wojnarowicz
Catalog summary
Description David Wojnarowicz Plane Crash signed and dated '83 NYC on the reverse acrylic on Masonite, wood and fiberglass construction, in 3 parts Overall: 58 3/8 by 47 7/8 by 9 3/8 in. 148.3 by 121.6 by 23.8 cm. Provenance Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Catalogue Note "I felt tense and beautiful and vulnerable and sad. I thought of plane crashes and endings, the bloodlessness of my once loving arms, a deep sleep [or] something warm and enveloping to make me forget [...]." David Wojnarowicz