Lot Essay
The present work was framed for the 1987 exhibition James Lee Byars at Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, by Marie-Puck Broodthaers in collaboration with the artist.
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Untitled (Here Sweet Marie Puck)
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James Lee Byars (1932-1997)
Untitled (Here Sweet Marie Puck)
signed 'James Lee' (centre); inscribed 'Here sweet Marie Puck a happy note for you. I hope S Claus gets you what you want... Do say hello to M and M and Mr Speck if you see him, missing Europe, hoping to do some pure spring show, yrs James Lee Put the perfect tear upon the wall by you. In such a Mater world how lovely the Imagin is' (centre)
ink and watercolour on three attached folded sheets of paper in artist's frame
19 x 231.5cm.
Executed in 1985
Untitled (Here Sweet Marie Puck)
signed 'James Lee' (centre); inscribed 'Here sweet Marie Puck a happy note for you. I hope S Claus gets you what you want... Do say hello to M and M and Mr Speck if you see him, missing Europe, hoping to do some pure spring show, yrs James Lee Put the perfect tear upon the wall by you. In such a Mater world how lovely the Imagin is' (centre)
ink and watercolour on three attached folded sheets of paper in artist's frame
19 x 231.5cm.
Executed in 1985
Provenance
Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Private Collection, The Netherlands.
Private Collection, The Netherlands.
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie des Beaux-Arts, James Lee Byars, 1987.
Brought to you by
Lisa Snijders