Robert Longo Study for Ophelia #1 (B)

Robert Longo
b. 1953
Study for Ophelia #1 (B)

signed with artist’s initials, titled and dated 2003
ink and charcoal on vellum
31,8 x 34,3 cm ; 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (image)
45,5 x 46 cm ; 17 15/16 x 18 1/8 in. (sheet)
Executed in 2003.

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Robert Longo
n. 1953
Study for Ophelia #1 (B)

signé des initiales de l'artiste, titré et daté 2003
encre et fusain sur papier vellum
31,8 x 34,3 cm 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (image)
45,5 x 46 cm ; 17 15/16 x 18 1/8 in. (feuille)
Exécuté en 2003.

Condition Report:
The work was inspected unframed. The work is executed on tracing/vellum paper and the sheet is slightly undulating. Pinholes are present at each corner. The pencil and the colours have slightly faded with age. There is a vertical tear on the lower left edge but are not visible when framed. There are some remnants of tape along the outer edges and towards the lower right edge.

Provenance:
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris

Private Collection, Paris

Christie’s, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 26 June 2019, lot 131

Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris

Collection Particulière, Paris

Christie’s, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 26 juin 2019, lot 131

Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel