Contemporary Day Auction
Contemporary Day Auction
Property from an Eminent Private Collection
The Liar and The Copy of The Liar
Auction Closed
May 14, 09:30 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Eminent Private Collection
Francis Alÿs
b. 1959
The Liar and The Copy of The Liar
i. signed and dated Ap. 1993 (on the reverse)
ii. signed, dated Sept. 1994 and inscribed en colaboración con Emilio Rivera (on the reverse)
encaustic on canvas with pen on masking tape and enamel on sheet metal, in 2 parts
i. 11 by 7 ¾ in. 28 by 19.5 cm.
ii. 34 by 25 ¾ in. 86.4 by 65.4 cm.
Executed in 1993-94, the second panel executed in collaboration with Emilio Rivera.
Galería Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Theodora Vischer, ed., Francis Alÿs: Sign Painting Project with Juan García, Emilio Rivera, Enrique Huerta, Göttingen, 2011, nos. L 11.5.1 and L 11.5.4, pp. 96-97, illustrated in color
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