GER VAN ELK (Dutch, 1941-2014)
sucking flowers, 1982
sgn. and titled l.m. Ger Van Elk; enamel paint over color photograph; original green painted frame, 44"h; irregular trapezoid shape, the top 40.5"w., the bottom 31"w
A pioneering conceptual artist, van Elk, a Dutch expatriate, spent most of his prolific years in Los Angeles and New York.
"Truth and reality do not exist and that every depiction of this is inherently unreliable. As a rule of thumb—the more realistic an image appears, the greater the lie." van Elk
Provenance: Purchased Marian Goodman Gallery, NYC in 1983.
One area has horizontal lifting of coating over the photograph.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 151 : GER VAN ELK (Dutch, 1941-2014)
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