Glenn Ligon (b. 1960)
Glenn Ligon (b. 1960)

Untitled (I remember the very day...)

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Glenn Ligon (b. 1960)
Untitled (I remember the very day...)
signed twice and dated 'G. LIGON 92' (on the reverse)
oilstick on paper
22 ¾ x 15 in. (57.8 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
Provenance
Max Protetch, New York
Private collection, New York, 1992
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 May 2015, lot 165
Amy L. Gold Fine Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Alex Berggruen
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Lot Essay

“In writing something is always left out; it can't be articulated in the space of an essay. Using letters that bleed and disappear is about getting to that difficulty.” (G. Ligon in H. Drohojowska-Philp, “Glenn Ligon Gets Obama’s Vote,” in LA Times, 11 December 2009).

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