Lot 6
Les Levine
Irish / American (b. 1935)

System Burnoff (1969)

Estimate: $500 - $800

Price Realized: $2,080 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 6
Les Levine
Irish / American (b. 1935)
System Burnoff (1969)
Details
photographic collage sight: 38 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches pencil signed lower left, numbered 7/12
Provenance
From the Estate of Friede Gorewitz Previously in the collection of Friede & Rubin L. Gorewitz
Condition
good condition, undulation throughout composition, two collage elements slightly lifting in the corners, not examined out of frame


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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 50 x 36 x 1 inches
glazed metal frame
Notes
photo collage from the 'Earth Art' exhibition—held at the Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, in 1969. Conceived by Willoughby Sharp (1936-2008) 'Earth Art' was the first American Museum exhibition dedicated to land art and presented site specific works by nine artists:

Jan Dibbets (Dutch, born 1941)
Hans Haacke (German, born 1936)
Neil Jenney (American, born 1945)
Richard Long (British, born 1945)
David Medalla (Filipino, 1942–2020)
Robert Morris (American, 1931–2018)
Dennis Oppenheim (American, 1938–2011)
Robert Smithson American, 1938–1973)
Günther Uecker (German, born 1930)
Contact Information
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