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The Seventh Examined Life
Details
Ross Bleckner (b. 1949)
The Seventh Examined Life
signed, titled and dated 'Seventh Examined Life' Ross Bleckner 1990' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
96 x 72in. (244 x 183cm.)
Painted in 1990
The Seventh Examined Life
signed, titled and dated 'Seventh Examined Life' Ross Bleckner 1990' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
96 x 72in. (244 x 183cm.)
Painted in 1990
Provenance
Mary Boone Gallery, New York.
Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J. Hillman, 'Ross Bleckner: The Repression of Beauty', in Tema Celeste, no. 31, May/June 1991 (illustrated in colour, p. 61).
J. Hart, 'Ross Bleckner: Badge of Space', in Cover Arts New York, September 1991 (illustrated, p. 11).
C. Bromberg, 'The Untitled Orbit', in Art & Auction, Vol. XIV, No.3, October 1991 (illustrated in colour, p. 145).
S. Tonchi, 'Ross Bleckner', in Vogue Italia, June 1993 (illustrated in colour, p. 136).
R. Milazzo, The Paintings of Ross Bleckner, Brussels 2006, no. 10 (illustrated, p. 137; illustrated in colour, pl. 56).
J. Hart, 'Ross Bleckner: Badge of Space', in Cover Arts New York, September 1991 (illustrated, p. 11).
C. Bromberg, 'The Untitled Orbit', in Art & Auction, Vol. XIV, No.3, October 1991 (illustrated in colour, p. 145).
S. Tonchi, 'Ross Bleckner', in Vogue Italia, June 1993 (illustrated in colour, p. 136).
R. Milazzo, The Paintings of Ross Bleckner, Brussels 2006, no. 10 (illustrated, p. 137; illustrated in colour, pl. 56).
Exhibited
New York, Mary Boone Gallery, Ross Bleckner, 1991 (illustrated in colour, unpaged).
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Ross Bleckner, 1995, no. 66 (illustrated in colour, p. 162).
Zurich, Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Ross Bleckner, 2007, no. 9 (illustrated in colour).
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Ross Bleckner, 1995, no. 66 (illustrated in colour, p. 162).
Zurich, Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Ross Bleckner, 2007, no. 9 (illustrated in colour).
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