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Modern + Contemporary

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 150

Fletcher Benton

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(California/Ohio, 1931-2019)

Steel Watercolor Paper Series IV, 1985, edition of 3/12, from an original set of four, signed lower right (twice) "Fletcher Benton 1985", Experimental Workshop, San Francisco, California label verso, polychromed wood on cast paper sculpture, 34-1/2 x 20-1/2 in.; framed in acrylic case 35-7/8 x 22-3/8 x 4 in.

Provenance: John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California (label verso); Private Georgia Collection

Note: Experimental Workshop began in 1972 as the Institute of Experimental Printmaking or IEP, founded by Garner and Ann Tullis in Santa Cruz, California. Its name became Experimental Workshop in 1976 when it was relocated to San Francisco.

Condition

good condition