MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937)

Lot 803
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ID 949449
Lot 803 | MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937)
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$ 120 000 – 180 000
MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937)

Ile Ogun, Planetary, Road to Goma, Alterable [Four Works]

(i)

Ile Ogun

signed, titled indistinctly and dated 'M. EDWARDS ILE OGUN 2003' (on the reverse)

steel

13 x 10 x 7 1/2 in. (33 x 25.4 x 19 cm.)

Executed in 2003.



(ii)

Planetary

signed, titled and dated 'M. EDWARDS PLANETARY 92' (on the reverse)

steel

10 1/2 x 11 x 6 1/2 in. (26.6 x 27.9 x 16.5 cm.)

Executed in 1992.



(iii)

Road to Goma

signed, titled and dated 'M. EDWARDS ROAD TO GOMA 93.94' (on the reverse)

steel

10 1/2 x 12 x 9 in. (26.6 x 30.5 x 22.8 cm.)

Executed in 1993-1994.



(iv)

Alterable

signed, titled and dated 'M. EDWARDS ALTERABLE 92' (on the reverse)

steel

10 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. (25.4 x 26.6 x 20 cm.)

Executed in 1992.





Provenance

Alexander Gray Associates, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner



Exhibited

New York, Alexander Gray Associates, Melvin Edwards, November-December 2012 (Planetary only).

New York, Alexander Gray Associates, Melvin Edwards, October-December 2014 (Ile Ogun only).

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