Hunting for Joseph
Details
Jay Backstrand (b. 1934)
Hunting for Joseph
signed, titled and dated ‘JAY BACKSTRAND “HUNTING FOR JOSEPH” 1981’ (on the reverse of each canvas)
acrylic, oil, wax, string, wire and wood on canvas
each canvas: 78 1/2 x 60 in. (199.4 x 152.4 cm.)
each frame: 35 x 36 1/4 in. (88.9 x 92.1 cm.)
each wire box: 8 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (21.6 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm.)
(3)Executed in 1981.
Hunting for Joseph
signed, titled and dated ‘JAY BACKSTRAND “HUNTING FOR JOSEPH” 1981’ (on the reverse of each canvas)
acrylic, oil, wax, string, wire and wood on canvas
each canvas: 78 1/2 x 60 in. (199.4 x 152.4 cm.)
each frame: 35 x 36 1/4 in. (88.9 x 92.1 cm.)
each wire box: 8 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (21.6 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm.)
(3)Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Private collection, Portland
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983
Exhibited
Portland, Oregon, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, 1981.
Marylhurst, Oregon, Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning, Jay Backstrand: Paintings 1977-1983, February-March 1984, n.p. (illustrated).
Marylhurst, Oregon, Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning, Jay Backstrand: Paintings 1977-1983, February-March 1984, n.p. (illustrated).
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Celine Cunha