Lot Essay
Be one of those, thinker as well as doer / You will get nothing for it in return / Don't let that throw you / The greatest artists are unknowns.
—Michael (Corinne) West, 1974
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To the Saints
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Michael (Corinne) West (1908-1991)
To the Saints
signed and dated 'Michael West 63' (lower left); signed again and titled 'Michael West "To the Saints"' (on the reverse)
oil, enamel, nails and mixed media collage on canvas
89 ½ x 41 in. (227.3 x 104.1 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
To the Saints
signed and dated 'Michael West 63' (lower left); signed again and titled 'Michael West "To the Saints"' (on the reverse)
oil, enamel, nails and mixed media collage on canvas
89 ½ x 41 in. (227.3 x 104.1 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
Provenance
The artist
Stuart and Roberta Friedman, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Stuart and Roberta Friedman, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Be one of those, thinker as well as doer / You will get nothing for it in return / Don't let that throw you / The greatest artists are unknowns.
—Michael (Corinne) West, 1974