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Auction archive: Lot number 200

Peter Saul

Editions & Works on Paper
21 Oct 2020 - 22 Oct 2020
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$5,040
Auction archive: Lot number 200

Peter Saul

Editions & Works on Paper
21 Oct 2020 - 22 Oct 2020
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$5,040
Beschreibung:

200Peter SaulAmboosh1975 Lithograph in colors, on Arjomari paper, the full sheet. S. 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Signed and numbered 'P.P.I' in pencil (a printer's proof, the edition was 50 and 9 artist's proofs), published by Landfall Press, Inc., Chicago (with their inkstamp on the reverse), framed. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 Place Advance BidContact Specialist Editions@phillips.com
Condition ReportSign uporLog inCatalogue Essay“Not to be shocking means to agree to be furniture” — Peter Saul Amboosh is arguably Peter Saul's greatest print, and Angela Davis is not far behind. His virtuosity as a painter, draughtsman, and image-maker is immediately apparent. Seducing the viewer to look more and look longer. His virtuosity as a storyteller is deceptive. Which side is he on? Who’s story is he telling? Amboosh - our western troops in Asia. Young Americans lost in a war where no one has the answer. We all cringe as our own and past histories confront us and scramble to self-censor before we forget these are artworks.Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 200
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2020 - 22 Oct 2020
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

200Peter SaulAmboosh1975 Lithograph in colors, on Arjomari paper, the full sheet. S. 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Signed and numbered 'P.P.I' in pencil (a printer's proof, the edition was 50 and 9 artist's proofs), published by Landfall Press, Inc., Chicago (with their inkstamp on the reverse), framed. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 Place Advance BidContact Specialist Editions@phillips.com
Condition ReportSign uporLog inCatalogue Essay“Not to be shocking means to agree to be furniture” — Peter Saul Amboosh is arguably Peter Saul's greatest print, and Angela Davis is not far behind. His virtuosity as a painter, draughtsman, and image-maker is immediately apparent. Seducing the viewer to look more and look longer. His virtuosity as a storyteller is deceptive. Which side is he on? Who’s story is he telling? Amboosh - our western troops in Asia. Young Americans lost in a war where no one has the answer. We all cringe as our own and past histories confront us and scramble to self-censor before we forget these are artworks.Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 200
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2020 - 22 Oct 2020
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
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