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Lot 837

Bruce Nauman "Learned Helplessness" Etching, Signed Edition

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Bruce Nauman (b. 1941)
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 14/35; 1988
Country of origin; materials: American; etching in black on Somerset Satin paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 15.5"h, 17.75"w; 17.5"h, 20"w frame
Additional Information: Etching titled "Learned Helplessness in Rats" is one part of a series of works done in different mediums from printmaking to video installation, exploring concepts of controlled environments and behavioral training. The textual elements in are derived from a Scientific American article, Scientific American in 1987 titled "Stressed Out: Learned Helplessness in Rats Sheds Light on Human Depression." Gallery label to reverse: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York.

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very good, not examined outside frame (condition of art only)

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