ZARINA (B. 1937)
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOAN P. MILLER
ZARINA (B. 1937)

Structure II

Details
ZARINA (B. 1937)
Structure II
signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'E/A Structure II Zarina 68' (lower edge)
relief print from collaged wood on Indian handmade paper
22 x 12 in. (56 x 30.6 cm.)
Executed in 1968
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Joan P. Miller, owner of India Ink Gallery in Los Angeles and Santa Monica who exhibited Zarina's work in the 1970s
Thence by descent
Literature
Zarina: Paper Like Skin, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles, 2012, p. 37 (another from the edition illustrated)

Lot Essay

Zarina's minimalist body of work has constantly negotiated the divide between representation and abstraction, and her mastery of various print making processes illuminates the true versatility of the form.

This woodcut is one of the earliest works by the artist to be offered at auction. Interpreted as part of a fence or a closed door, this print also foreshadows the artist’s later work, which dwells on homes and homelands, as well as borders and their arbitrary creation.

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