Estimate: $100 - $1,000
Price Realized: $288 Includes buyer's premium
An abstract, minimalist mixed-media dimensional construction consisting of layered sheets of semi-translucent rice paper overlaid with a rectilinear grid framework of thin wood strips strung with delicate lengths of twine, executed in a monochromatic neutral palette, signed indistinctly, titled "Veiled Slope," and dated 1976 on the verso, housed beneath a deep acrylic shadowbox frame, 37 x 22 x 2 inches.
rice paper, twine, wood
37 x 22 inches
illegible signature verso
From the Collection of Anne H. Hoy - Author, Professor, and Curator
Overall very good condition; minor natural inconsistencies and faint undulating to the rice paper substrate inherent to the handmade medium, with moderate superficial scuffing and clouding to the outer surfaces and edges of the acrylic shadowbox enclosure.
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acrylic box frame, dimensions: 37 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 2
