Lot Essay
I’m not painting a painting that’s finished and then putting neon on it. I’m painting with the expectation this element will be added.
– Mary Weatherford
– Mary Weatherford
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Empire
Details
MARY WEATHERFORD (B. 1963)
Empire
signed and dated 'MK Weatherford 2012' (on the overlap)
Flashe and neon on linen
105 x 79 in. (266.7 x 200.7 cm.)
Executed in 2012.
Empire
signed and dated 'MK Weatherford 2012' (on the overlap)
Flashe and neon on linen
105 x 79 in. (266.7 x 200.7 cm.)
Executed in 2012.
Provenance
Brennan & Griffin, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Exhibited
New York, Brennan & Griffin, Manhattan, September-October 2012.
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