$250
Untitled: Some scattered scratches, mostly to verso, otherwise wear is intentional.
Wounded Book: Overall very good original condition. Wear to book is intentional. Horror Story: Several scratches to verso. Lifting of paint around base of knife where it meets book. Some minor loss of paint to knife handle around details and to point of knife handle.
Additional examples measure: 8.25 h x 6 w x 1 d inches and 7.5 h x 5.5 w x 7 d inches. Signed to verso of Untitled 'Beneš'. Signed and dated to title page of Wounded Book ‘Barton Lidice Benes 1972’. Incised signature to verso of Horror Story ‘BB’.
1972-74
mixed media book construction
9½ h × 6½ w × 2½ d in (24 × 17 × 6 cm)
Provenance: The Artist | Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2020-11-20
