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Richard Diebenkorn(1922-1993)Clubs and Spades (8 works)
12 May 2022, 10:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$123,225 inc. premium
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Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)
Clubs and Spades (8 works), 1981
A group comprising eight etchings and aquatints on wove paper, five in colors, each initialed in pencil, each dated and numbered 24/35 except for Combination which is numbered 24/40 (there were also 11 artist's proofs), each with the blindstamp of the publisher Crown Point Press, Oakland, California, each with full margins, each framed. (8 works)
Titles Include:
Black Club, Blue Club, Card Game, Combination, Oakland Image, Spreading Spade, Tri-color, Tri-color II
assorted images from 13 1/2 x 9 1/2in (34.3 x 24.1cm) to 19 x 18in (48.2 x 45.7cm)
assorted sheets from 30 x 22 1/2in (76.2 x 57.2cm) to 37 1/2 x 30 3/4in (95.2 x 78.1cm)
A group comprising eight etchings and aquatints on wove paper, five in colors, each initialed in pencil, each dated and numbered 24/35 except for Combination which is numbered 24/40 (there were also 11 artist's proofs), each with the blindstamp of the publisher Crown Point Press, Oakland, California, each with full margins, each framed. (8 works)
Titles Include:
Black Club, Blue Club, Card Game, Combination, Oakland Image, Spreading Spade, Tri-color, Tri-color II
assorted images from 13 1/2 x 9 1/2in (34.3 x 24.1cm) to 19 x 18in (48.2 x 45.7cm)
assorted sheets from 30 x 22 1/2in (76.2 x 57.2cm) to 37 1/2 x 30 3/4in (95.2 x 78.1cm)
Footnotes
A group of 8 Clubs and Spades prints has not appeared at auction since 1989.
Provenance
L.A. Louver Gallery, California
Private collection, New York