Lot 3450 - A205 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday, 22. June 2023, 02.00 PM
MAX COLE
(Kansas 1937–lives and works in Las Vegas)
Mirage. 1986.
Acrylic on linen.
Signed, titled and dated on the overlap: MAX COLE MIRAGE 1986.
173 × 206 cm.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist, March 2023, Las Vegas. We thank her for her kind assistance.
Provenance:
- Galerie Schlegl. Zurich.
- Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2001, since then private collection Switzerland.
Exhibition: Zurich 2000/2001, Max Cole. Paintings. Haus für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst, 11 November 2000 - 28 January 2001, p. 29/31 (verso with the label).
Literature: Tighe, Harlow/Sternberg, Maike (ed.): Max Cole, Milan, 1998, p. 91.
"There is no other way to produce the work except for a depth of engagement requiring the abandonment of the self", she has explained, "and this process opens the door to infinity, enabling reach beyond the physical. For me, art must transcend the material." Max Cole
Provenance:
- Galerie Schlegl. Zurich.
- Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2001, since then private collection Switzerland.
Exhibition: Zurich 2000/2001, Max Cole. Paintings. Haus für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst, 11 November 2000 - 28 January 2001, p. 29/31 (verso with the label).
Literature: Tighe, Harlow/Sternberg, Maike (ed.): Max Cole, Milan, 1998, p. 91.
"There is no other way to produce the work except for a depth of engagement requiring the abandonment of the self", she has explained, "and this process opens the door to infinity, enabling reach beyond the physical. For me, art must transcend the material." Max Cole
CHF 15 000 / 25 000 | (€ 15 460 / 25 770)
Sold for CHF 24 700 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.