Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 258
Lesley Dill
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(New York, born 1950)Poem Dress of Circulation, 1993, edition 3/3, signed at right edge "Leslie Dill" and inscribed, acrylic, lithography, thread on chiri kozo paper, 48 x 41.5 x 8 in. (121.9 x 105.4 x 20.3 cm.); acrylic case with fabric lined mount, 56-1/4 x 46-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.Note: The text on the sculpture reads:˜The Heart has narrow banks/ it measures like the Sea/ In mighty - unremitt- ing Bass/ And Blue Monotony/ Till Hurricane bisect/ And as itself discerns/ Its sufficient Area/ The Heart convulsive learns/ That Calm is but a Wall/ Of unattempted Gauze/ An instant's Push demolishes/ A Questioning - dissolve #928 Emily DickinsonProvenance: Clayton Galleries Tampa; Private Florida Collection
good condition; minor abrasions to case
