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William N. Copley
Saga, 1964
Felt-tip pen drawing
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66
William N. Copley
Saga, 1964
Felt-tip pen drawing
Starting bid:
€ 5,000 Estimate:
€ 5,000 - 7,000End: 11-15-26 15:32:00 Berlin
11-15-26 09:32:00 New York
11-15-26 06:32:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 14h:43m)
11-15-26 09:32:00 New York
11-15-26 06:32:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 14h:43m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
William N. Copley
1919 - 1996
Saga. 1964.
Felt-tip pen drawing.
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse. On smooth, sturdy wove paper. 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in).
[CH/AW].
• A captivating combination of text and image, clear outlines, and ornamentation.
• In the 1960s, Copley developed his distinctive visual language, blending elements of comics, Pop Art, and Surrealism.
• In the year this work was created, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam honored the artist with his first retrospective.
• In 1972 and 1982, he participated in documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel.
• Other works by the artist are held, among others, by the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden.
This work is registered in the archives of the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: David Stuart Gallery, Los Angeles.
Galerie 1900–2000, Paris.
Collection of Johannes Gachnang (1939–2005), Bern.
Ammann Collection, Zurich.
Private collection, Berlin.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: William N. Copley, CPLY, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, December 5– December 30, 1988, catalogue checklist no. 24.
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1919 - 1996
Saga. 1964.
Felt-tip pen drawing.
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse. On smooth, sturdy wove paper. 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in).
[CH/AW].
• A captivating combination of text and image, clear outlines, and ornamentation.
• In the 1960s, Copley developed his distinctive visual language, blending elements of comics, Pop Art, and Surrealism.
• In the year this work was created, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam honored the artist with his first retrospective.
• In 1972 and 1982, he participated in documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel.
• Other works by the artist are held, among others, by the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden.
This work is registered in the archives of the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: David Stuart Gallery, Los Angeles.
Galerie 1900–2000, Paris.
Collection of Johannes Gachnang (1939–2005), Bern.
Ammann Collection, Zurich.
Private collection, Berlin.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: William N. Copley, CPLY, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, December 5– December 30, 1988, catalogue checklist no. 24.
To view artwork condition please click on the high-definition images and use the zoom function.
