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Materials:

oil, paper and photograph collage on canvas

Size Notes:

70 1/2 x 55 1/4 in. (179.1 x 140.3 cm)

Edition:

Executed in 2005.

Description:

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Markings:

signed with the artist's initials and dated "JM 2005" lower left; signed and dated "Getriedemutter JMeese 2005 JMeese 2005" on the reverse

Condition:

The work is in very good condition. The canvas, stretcher and attachments appear to be in good condition. All collage elements appear to adhere well to their underlying support. There are light handling marks in places, primarily to the corners and edges. There is a light layer of surface dust throughout. There is stable hairline cracking to the impasto to the center left. There is minor lifting to the collage elements in places. There are very small drip accretions in places, visible only under ultraviolet light. When examined under ultraviolet light, there is no indication of restoration. The work was not examined outside of its frame. The work is framed in a dark brown wood frame.

Literature:

Christoph Tannert, New German Painting, Munich, 2006, p. 185 (illustrated)

Provenance:

Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin<br />Acquired from the above by the present owner