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Men in the Cities: Final Life
Details
ROBERT LONGO (B. 1953)
Men in the Cities: Final Life
signed and dated 'Robert Longo 1981' (on the backing board of each drawing); signed again, inscribed and dated again '(Rockefeller Center) Robert Longo 81' (on the reverse of the sculpture)
charcoal and graphite on paper, and lacquer on wood, in three parts
overall: 96 x 192 x 31 in. (243.8 x 487.7 x 78.7 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Men in the Cities: Final Life
signed and dated 'Robert Longo 1981' (on the backing board of each drawing); signed again, inscribed and dated again '(Rockefeller Center) Robert Longo 81' (on the reverse of the sculpture)
charcoal and graphite on paper, and lacquer on wood, in three parts
overall: 96 x 192 x 31 in. (243.8 x 487.7 x 78.7 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Smorgon Collection, Melbourne, 1982
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 March 2013, lot 353
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Smorgon Collection, Melbourne, 1982
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 March 2013, lot 353
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
C. Ratcliff, Robert Longo, New York, 1985, p. 38, pl. 8 (installation view illustrated).
R. Price, Robert Longo: Men In the Cities, New York, 1986, p. 106, nos. 30 and 31 (details illustrated).
R. Price, Robert Longo: Men In the Cities, New York, 1986, p. 106, nos. 30 and 31 (details illustrated).
Exhibited
Kassel, West Germany, Documenta VII, June-October 1982.
Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum; Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art; San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art; Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Rockford Art Museum; Boise Gallery of Art and Tucson Museum of Art, The Smorgon Family Collection of Contemporary American Art, 1985, pp. 42-43 and 71, no. 14 (illustrated).
Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum; Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art; San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art; Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Rockford Art Museum; Boise Gallery of Art and Tucson Museum of Art, The Smorgon Family Collection of Contemporary American Art, 1985, pp. 42-43 and 71, no. 14 (illustrated).
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