Estimate: $200 - $400
Price Realized: $576 Includes buyer's premium
An abstract modern mixed-media collage on a weathered paper and fabric ground, executed in the Merz style associated with Kurt Schwitters, featuring a minimal arrangement of layered, aged paper ephemera, text fragments, and applied blue and orange pigment blocks, bearing an illegible signature in the upper left quadrant and titled "July Midnight" on the verso, recessed in a linen slip inside a black wood frame with metallic gold face accents and protective glazing, 16 1/2 x 21 x 1 1/2 inches.
collage and pigment on fabric on cardboard
9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches
illegible signature upper right
The Eugene and Dorothy Prakapas Estate, proceeds to benefit a scholarship fund at Yale University
Overall very good condition; minor surface soiling, natural age toning, and slight acid discoloration to the underlying paper substrate, with minor abrasions and finish loss to the outer edges of the frame moulding.
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
Recessed in a linen slip inside a wood frame with glazing, measures: 16 1/2 x 21 x 1 1/2 inches
