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Materials:

oil on linen

Size Notes:

85 x 89 in. (215.9 x 226.1 cm)

Edition:

Painted in 2005.

Description:

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Markings:

signed and dated "Cecily Brown 2005" on the reverse

Condition:

The work is in very good condition. The canvas, eight-member stretcher and attachments appear to be in good condition. There are a few fine drying cracks in places which remain stable, originating from the artist’s studio. There is minor rubbing to the extreme edges in places. There is a loss to the impasto at upper center in the green passage and a very small loss to the impasto at center in the brown passage, likely originating from the artist’s studio. There is a faint abrasion to the extreme lower right horizontal edge. There are a few pinpoint accretions in places, visible only upon close inspection. When examined under ultraviolet light, there is no indication of inpainting.

Exhibited:

London, Gagosian Gallery, Cecily Brown: New Paintings, March 31–May 27, 2006, pp. 58, 83 (illustrated, p. 59)

Literature:

Cecily Brown, exh. cat., GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, October 17, 2014–February 1, 2015, p. 171 (illustrated, p. 34)

Provenance:

Gagosian Gallery, London<br />Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006