Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design

Sat, Jun 2, 2018 12:00PM EDT
Lot 312

Large Matthew Barney CREMASTER C-Print

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Work is from the third CREMASTER series, titled I DIE DAILY. Work is flush mounted to Plexiglass, in original acrylic frame. An example of this work was exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum MATTHEW BARNEY: THE CREMASTER CYCLE exhibition, February 21, 2003-June 11, 2003. Gallery label to reverse: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, New York.
Provenance: Phillips, New York, New York, 3.8.13 auction, lot 260. Various labels to reverse.
Provenance: Important Collection, Coral Gables, Florida.
Designer & Manufacturer: Matthew Barney (b. 1967)
Markings: signed, marking(s); ed. 4/6; 2002
Country of Origin & Materials: American; chromogenic color print, acrylic
Dimensions(H,W,D): 49"h, 39.5"w; 53.5"h, 43.5"w frame

Condition

art: very good, not examined outside frame; frame: very good, some apparent smudging within acrylic along top margin