Karen Finley, The Snake Killer, 1989
Signed and titled right and left margins on front by the artist. Dated 1989 and signed by the artist on reverse.
11 1/4 x 12 5/8 in (28.6 x 32.1 cm)
Karen Finley (American 1956-) “The Snake Killer”, unframed original in pastel & colored pencil on black Canson Mi-Teintes paper. Minor crimping upper left and right edges. Slight tear (1/2”) bottom left. Signed and titled right and left margins on front by the artist. Dated 1989 and signed by the artist on reverse.
Provenance: Ms. Finley donated this work to the inaugural OUT Auction in Los Angeles, in 1991, a fundraising event conceived as a public declaration of dissent against political suppression of art, and specifically designed in response to recent censorship policies from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ships from Palm Springs, California
Description
Signed and titled right and left margins on front by the artist. Dated 1989 and signed by the artist on reverse.
11 1/4 x 12 5/8 in (28.6 x 32.1 cm)
Karen Finley (American 1956-) “The Snake Killer”, unframed original in pastel & colored pencil on black Canson Mi-Teintes paper. Minor crimping upper left and right edges. Slight tear (1/2”) bottom left. Signed and titled right and left margins on front by the artist. Dated 1989 and signed by the artist on reverse.
Provenance: Ms. Finley donated this work to the inaugural OUT Auction in Los Angeles, in 1991, a fundraising event conceived as a public declaration of dissent against political suppression of art, and specifically designed in response to recent censorship policies from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ships from Palm Springs, California
