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Morning Picture / Portrait of a Civilisation
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Shusaku Arakawa (1936-2010)
Morning Picture / Portrait of a Civilisation
signed, titled and dated '1. This is a morning picture. 2. portrait of a civilization. ARAKAWA 1969' (lower right); signed, titled and dated twice '1. This is a morning picture. 2. portrait of a civilization. ARAKAWA 1969' (on the reverse and on the stretcher)
graphite, felt tip pen and metallic paint on canvas
48 ¼ x 72in. (122.5 x 183.1cm.)
Executed in 1969
Morning Picture / Portrait of a Civilisation
signed, titled and dated '1. This is a morning picture. 2. portrait of a civilization. ARAKAWA 1969' (lower right); signed, titled and dated twice '1. This is a morning picture. 2. portrait of a civilization. ARAKAWA 1969' (on the reverse and on the stretcher)
graphite, felt tip pen and metallic paint on canvas
48 ¼ x 72in. (122.5 x 183.1cm.)
Executed in 1969
Provenance
Galerie Alfred Schmela, Dusseldorf.
Onnasch Galerie, Cologne.
Private Collection, Europe.
Onnasch Galerie, Cologne.
Private Collection, Europe.
Exhibited
Hanover, Kunstverein Hannover, 1970.
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