$100,000
Overall in excellent condition.
There are accumulations of adhesive on base where marbles affix. Artwork is created in a rough-hewn and expressive manner with no indication of restoration or repairs when viewed under UV light. The work is comprised of three elements that stand vertically without adhesive or clips.
Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge ’Arneson 1976 Laffin George’. Impressed to underside of column ’I Know a Fucking Cherry When I See One Stuart. This One is No Laughing Matter, General’. Sold with a digital copy of the original invoice from Allan Frumkin Gallery.
1976
glazed earthenware, marbles
72 h × 22 w × 23 d in (183 × 56 × 58 cm)
Provenance: Purchased from Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago in 1977 by the present owner
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-09-27