Inez van Lamsweerde (born 1963)
Kirsten, from the series "The Widow (Black)", 1996

Chromogenic print, face-mounted to acrylic and flush-mounted mounted on Diasec, printed c. 1996; accompanied by a Matthew Marks Gallery invitation to the 1997 exhibition Widow, addressed in ink to Andrea Blechschmidt, then editor-in-chief of German Vogue.

image/ face-mount/ flush-mount: 29 1/2 x 29 1/2in. (74.9 x 74.9cm.)

Provenance:

With Matthew Marks Gallery;

to Angelica Blechschmidt, Editor-in-Chief, German Vogue;

The Estate of Angela Blechschmidt;

Villa Grisebach, October 26, 2018, lot 2095

Exhibited:

Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, The Widow, April-May 1997

In these images, there is neither dream nor reality, time nor space, inside nor outside, young nor old, black nor white, man nor woman.

INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE

Deeply saturated color print face-mounted to acrylic and flush-mounted to Diasec. A beautiful print, in excellent condition. Sold framed.
Please note that this lot is accompanied by the original Matthew Marks exhibition invitation, addressed to Angela Blechschmidt, then editor-in-chief of German Vogue and the work's original owner.

Frame dimensions: 34 1/4 x 34 1/4in. (face-mounted so displayed open face)

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Inez van Lamsweerde (born 1963)Kirsten, from the series "The Widow (Black)", 1996

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Inez van Lamsweerde (born 1963)
Kirsten, from the series "The Widow (Black)", 1996