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- Sale 2099
Live
| Chicago
Mar 5 | 10:00 AM CST
Live
| Chicago
Sale 2099
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$2,000 – $4,000
Provenance:
The Artist
Thence by descent to the current owner
Lot Note:
Saguaro's Revenge is a cautionary tale of man's inhumanity to both man and nature, elevating his own self-interest above all else. A man impetuously shoots the tree-like saguaro cactus, only for it to collapse upon him. Brown, in addition to his interest in environmental causes, was also heavily influenced by folk and popular culture. Here, the impetus of his composition was likely the 1982 story of a man killed in this same manner, crushed by the 500 lb saguaro following his irrational vandalism of the protected species.
We would like to thank Gregory Brown for his contribution to the cataloguing of this lot.
Unframed.
Sheet: 28 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches.
Three scuffs in lower right third, primarily visible in raking light; Scattered handling creases to margins; 7 hinged remnants to upper third of sheet verso, with slight associated skinning and slight impressions sheet recto; appears to be in otherwise good condition with bright, fresh colors. Please request additional images.
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