1291988

Philip Taaffe Mixed Media on Paper 1988 Signed #1291988

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Philip Taaffe Mixed Media on Paper 1988 Signed #1291988
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Unique drawing/frottage by Philip Taaffe!! CHRISTIE'S ESTIMATE ON THIS PIECE IS $2-$3000.00. PLEASE EMAIL FOR DETAILS.

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<P>Beautiful Wax Crayon and Pastel drawing by Philip Taaffe.<BR>
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Signed and Dated (1988)in pencil on the reverse. <BR>
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Currently floated with no mat in a light wood frame, ready to hang on your wall. <BR>
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Done during the time Taaffe lived in Naples.
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Provenance: Adam Baumgold Gallery, NY. Label on Reverse. <BR>
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Following is an auction record from last spring for a very similar piece, though larger, from the same year by Philip Taaffe.<BR>
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Philip Taaffe<BR><BR>
Title Untitled<BR><BR>
Year 1988 -<BR><BR>
Medium watercolor and wax crayon<BR><BR>
Size 17 x 22 in. / 43.2 x 55.8 cm.<BR><BR>
Misc. Signed<BR><BR>
Sale Of Christie's New York: Thursday, March 16, 2006<BR><BR>
[Lot 156]<BR><BR>
First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art<BR><BR>
Estimate 1,800 - 2,200 US$<BR><BR>
Sold For 5,760 US$ PREMIUM <BR>
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Philip Taaffe was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1955, and studied at the Cooper Union in New York. <BR>
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He lived and worked in Naples from 1988-91.<BR>
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He currently lives and works in New York.<BR>
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His first solo exhibition was at the Roger Litz Gallery in New York in 1982, followed by one-man exhibitions ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=1861474" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a>
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1988</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Location:Massachusetts</td></tr>
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