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Mel Bochner (b. 1940)
Principle of Detachment
signed and dated 'MEL BOCHNER 1973´ (lower right)
charcoal and gouache on paper
38 1/8 x 50 in. (96.8 x 127 cm.)
Executed in 1973.
Principle of Detachment
signed and dated 'MEL BOCHNER 1973´ (lower right)
charcoal and gouache on paper
38 1/8 x 50 in. (96.8 x 127 cm.)
Executed in 1973.
Provenance
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist
By descent from the above to the present owner
By descent from the above to the present owner
Exhibited
Bordeaux, CAPC Musée d'art contemporain and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Collection Sonnabend: 25 Années de Choix et d'Activités d'Ileana et Michael Sonnabend, May 1988-February 1989, p. 182 (illustrated in color).
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