RICHARD MERKIN (American/New York1938-2009)
St. Fiorello, the Dervish of Crotin, 2003
sgn. l.l. Merkin
pastel/oil stick/paper; 29 by 21.25 in.; floating mount, framed under plexi 36 by 29 in.
Merkin taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence for 42 years. In 1962-63 he received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship. His work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney in NYC, as well as, among others, the Smithsonian Institute.
Estimate: $500 - $800
Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 : RICHARD MERKIN (American/New York1938-2009)
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