Mark Francis, Grid Painting (Black, White, Brown, Yellow)

Painted in 1996.
oil on canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.)

Condition: This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered minor handling marks to the side edges and to the extreme lower edge. There is a minor area of loss to the extreme lower edge at the lower left corner, visible upon close inspection. There is a pinpoint accretion to the upper left quadrant in the second column. There is some very minor studio detritus to the upper right quadrant. There is a very small accretion to lower center, only visible under Ultraviolet light. This work is not framed.

Provenance: Mary Boone Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 2006, lot 556
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner