Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design: 3 Sessions

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 12:00PM EST
Lot 123

Monumental Asher Bilu 3D Mixed Media Painting

Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

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

Designer & Manufacturer: Asher Bilu (b. 1936)
Markings: signed; 1988
Country of Origin & Materials: Israeli/Australian; PVA resin and pigments on board
Dimensions(H,W,D): 71"h, 94"w; 75"h, 98"w frame
Additional Information: Work is titled "Ambitious Water." Lot is accompanied by the books "Space Place Space Time: Asher Bilu Paintings and Installations" and "Asher Bilu: Recent Paintings," in which the work is depicted on page 48 and as plate 13 respectively. Provenance: Consignor purchased the work from a friend in Newport, RI. Research also shows the work sold in 2011 at CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reference: this work is depicted on asherbilu.com.

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Condition

art: very good, not examined outside frame; frame: good, a few scratches to Plexiglass, scrapes to trim, dings and lifting to metal
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