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ROMAN OPAŁKA (1931-2011)

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£ 554 400
Auction dateClassic
28.06.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 990334
Lot 27 | ROMAN OPAŁKA (1931-2011)
ROMAN OPAŁKA (1931-2011)

OPALKA 1965/1 -∞ Détail 2194426 - 2213198

inscribed ‘OPALKA 1965/1-∞ DETAIL - 2194426 - 2213198' (on the reverse)

acrylic on canvas

77 1/8 x 53 1/8in. (196 x 135cm.)

Executed according to an artistic programme conceived in 1965





Provenance

The Artist.

John Weber Gallery, New York.

Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1977).

Private Collection, New York.

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007.



Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.



Post Lot Text

This work will be included in the Roman Opalka Catalogue Raisonné established by Michel Baudson and to be published by Rainer Michel Mason, whom we would like to thank for the information provided.
Artist:Roman Opalka (1931 - 2011)
Applied technique:Acrylic, Painted
Art style:Post War Art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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28.06.2023
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
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