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WHITFIELD LOVELL (1959 - )
Hand XIV
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Charcoal and oil stick on heavy wove paper, 1995. 1270x1029 mm; 50x40
1
/
2
inches. Signed and
titled on the verso.
Provenance:DC Moore Gallery,NewYork,with the label on the frame back;private collection,NewYork.
Exhibited: DC Moore Gallery, NewYork, 1997; 1997 Collector’s Show and Sale,The Arkansas Arts
Center, November 21, 1997 - January 4, 1998, with the labels on the frame back.
This large-scale drawing is an excellent, example ofWhitfield Lovell’s combining of iconic imagery
and portraiture. The artist first created large-scale drawings in charcoal and oil stick during his
Skowhegan residency in 1985.With this 1994-1996 series, he received a prestigious grant from the
Joan Mitchell Foundation in 1996, and went on to have his first solo exhibition at DC Moore
Gallery in 1997.
[8,000/12,000]
