Lot Essay
“My works are minimal and reduced, but also maximal. I try to make them concise, clear statements in three-dimensional form, and also to take them to a breathtaking level of beauty.” – John McCracken
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Black Block
Details
John McCracken (1934-2011)
Black Block
signed, titled and dated 'BLACK BLOCK 1966 JOHN MCCRACKEN' (on the underside)
lacquer, fiberglass and plywood
15 1/2 x 18 x 8 1/2 in. (39.3 x 45.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1966.
Black Block
signed, titled and dated 'BLACK BLOCK 1966 JOHN MCCRACKEN' (on the underside)
lacquer, fiberglass and plywood
15 1/2 x 18 x 8 1/2 in. (39.3 x 45.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1966.
Provenance
David Zwirner, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968, March-August 2004, p. 291 (illustrated).
New York, Zwirner & Wirth, John McCracken: Early Sculpture, September-October 2005, pp. 15 and 61 (illustrated).
New York, David Zwirner, John McCracken: Works from 1963-2011, September-October 2013.
New York, Zwirner & Wirth, John McCracken: Early Sculpture, September-October 2005, pp. 15 and 61 (illustrated).
New York, David Zwirner, John McCracken: Works from 1963-2011, September-October 2013.
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