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Stanley Whitney
Stanley Whitney, 2015
Felt-tip pen drawing
Starting bid:
€ 4,000
Estimate:
€ 5,000
End: 09-15-25 15:29:00 Berlin
09-15-25 09:29:00 New York
09-15-25 06:29:00 Los Angeles (23 days, 08h:09m)

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Lot description
Stanley Whitney. 2015.
Felt-tip pen drawing on a hard cover.
Signed and numbered on the half title. Copy 30/50. The drawing itself is unique. 23.5 x 18.9 x 4.5 cm (9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 in).

Hardcover book “Stanley Whitney,” special edition, published by Karma Publications, New York, 440 pages, hardcover. The publication provides insight into the artist's work between 1978 and 2015, featuring gouaches, pencil drawings, small- and large-format paintings, and numerous color photographs from Whitney's studio. [AW].

• The drawing is unique.
• In 2022, he found his signature grid format, and in 2003, he participated in the 50th Venice Biennale.
• Since 2022, Whitney has been represented by the renowned Gagosian Gallery.
• In 2024, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York, will present a first comprehensive retrospective.
• Works by the artist are at, among others, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
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PROVENANCE: Private collection, Austria.

"I worked on the drawings one by one. I do one and then react to that, which leads to another. It’s endless. The project took six to seven months. [.] No rulers ever used; sometimes I get a straight line."Stanley Whitney on the book project with Karma Publications in an interview with Chris Chang, October 22, 2015, quoted from: https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2015/10/22/two-stanley-whitney-books/.

In good condition. Slightly dusty in places
59
Stanley Whitney
Stanley Whitney, 2015
Felt-tip pen drawing
Starting bid:
€ 4,000
Estimate:
€ 5,000
End: 09-15-25 15:29:00 Berlin
09-15-25 09:29:00 New York
09-15-25 06:29:00 Los Angeles (23 days, 08h:09m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 32 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 73,04 €,
within the EU countries 126,53 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


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.