Sold for:
$58
$58
USA, 1968 burned bow tie 2 w x 5 h in (5 x 13 cm)
The performance artist Lil Picard submitted this piece to William Copley who, as publisher, vowed to spare no expense in creating multiples which faithfully reproduces the original submitted to him.
In this case, a crew of hired students and volunteers had to burn each of the bow ties by hand. Includes original plastic bag. From the edition of approximately 2000 published by Letter Edged in Black Press; this example is one of the 100 signed works. Signed to a seperate enclosed card.
estimate: $300–500
result: $58
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2000-10-01