Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern & Contemporary Art + Design

Sat, Dec 3, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 692

Large Red Grooms Portrait Painting, 67"H

Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000

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Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Red Grooms (b. 1937)
Marking(s); notes: signed; 1998
Country of origin; materials: American; oil on canvas
Dimensions (H, W, D): 67.25"h, 42.25"w
Additional Information: Work titled "Gauloise" was exhibited at Art Chicago, May 1998. Lot is accompanied by a copy of the purchase receipt issued by Marlborough Galleries, New York, New York, dated 8.20.1998. Gallery label to reverse: Marlborough Galleries, New York, New York. Provenance: Artist | Marlborough Galleries, New York, New York | Private Collection, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Glencoe, Illinois. Over fifty years of collecting are represented in the works offered in this auction. The couple purchased from major galleries as well as lesser-known names that intrigued them or brought them joy. Rather than focusing on a particular movement or genre, their taste leaned towards artists whose works comment on contemporary life, often in satirical and forward-thinking ways.

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Condition

very good, distressing to frame (appears to be artist intent with exception of repair to bottom element)

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