Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design

Sat, Jun 2, 2018 12:00PM EDT
Lot 414

Maurizio Cattelan TWO ENVELOPES Mixed Media Work

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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
Untitled (TWO ENVELOPES) work consists of two self-addressed and postmarked envelopes with stamps made by the artist. Per the Phillips listing, there are postcards within the envelopes. The work was exhibited at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum MAURIZIO CATTELAN: ALL show, November 4, 2011-January 22, 2012. Gallery label to reverse: Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France. Various labels to reverse.
Provenance: Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France | Private Collection, United States | Phillips, New York, March 8, 2013, lot 147 | Private Collection | Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France | Phillips 5.10.2016 auction, lot 263 | Important Collection, Coral Gables, Florida.
Designer & Manufacturer: Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960)
Markings: postmarked, marking(s); 1994
Country of Origin & Materials: Italian; paper mixed media
Dimensions(H,W,D): 4.5"h, 6.25"w each envelope; 20"h, 15.25"w frame

Condition

art: very good, crimped corners and minor wear consistent with postal transport; frame: very good
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