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Lot 35

Charles Parness Mixed Media Drawing

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Charles Parness (American, b. 1945)
Marking(s); notes: signed; 1987
Materials: mixed media on heavy paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 39.25"h, 30.5"w; 42.75"h, 33.75"w frame
Additional Information: Described as "a painter of selfies for thirty years" in the article announcing his 2015 Armory Art Center (West Palm Beach, Florida) show, Parness' work is characterized by a sense of humor, self- and social- reflection. (source: Florida Weekly, Janis Fontaine, 11.5.2015 "Armory hosts pair of openings for exhibitions.") Provenance: Collection of Kenneth Endick & Cynthia Starr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, thence by descent.

Condition

very good, pinholes in corners (inherent to work), not examined outside frame (condition of art only)

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