LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Acrylic and enamel on canvas

Measurements:

72.01 in. (182.90 cm.) (height) by 47.99 in. (121.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed, titled and dated 'Blue Idiot S. Parrino 1986' (on the reverse); stamped 'Steven Parrino' (on the right turnover edge)

Exhibited:

New York, Bess Cutler Gallery, When Attitude Becomes Form, September-October 1986.

Literature:

K. Levin, 'Ultravacant', in The Village Voice, October 1986, (illustrated, p. 80). B. Nickas and J. Koether, 'Dark Star: Bob Nickas and Jutta Koether on Steven Parrino', in Artforum, vol. XLIII, no. 7, March 2005, (illustrated, p. 59).

Provenance:

Bess Cutler Gallery, New York. Nature Morte, New York. Anon. sale, Phillips de Pury & Co. New York, 15 November 2007, lot 8. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.