MacDougall Auctions 28 November 2008

28 November 2008

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Medusa
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* 641. KOMAR and MELAMID B. 1943 and B. 1945

Medusa from the series Mythological Creatures, two panels, each signed, inscribed and titled on the reverse, c. 1986-1987

Mixed media on canvas, 152.5 by 152.5 and 92 by 92 cm. respectively.
70,000-100,000 pounds


Provenance: Private collection, USA.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by one of the artists.

Exhibited: Paintings, Ronald Feldman Gallery, September-October, 1987, New York, (label on reverse).Komar and Melamid, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine, USA, January-March 1989 (label on reverse). Between E&H, Museum Voor Moderne Kunst, Austria, 2001 (label on reverse). Literature: Carter Ratcliff, Komar and Melamid, Abbeville Press, 1988, New York, p.174, illustrated.

Medusa
Medusa

Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.