Lot Essay
"I have a love for artists who do their thing independently of the art world, who create their own universes. Who more than Ray Johnson?"
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Property of Kenneth L. Freed
Ray Johnson (1927-1995)
Kiss the Lotus
Details
Ray Johnson (1927-1995)
Kiss the Lotus
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1969' (lower right) and titled 'Kiss the Lotus' (center); signed, titled and dated again 'Kiss the Lotus by Ray Johnson 1969' (on the reverse)
ink, watercolor, collage and cardboard on board
16½ x 15½ in. (41.9 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1969.
Kiss the Lotus
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1969' (lower right) and titled 'Kiss the Lotus' (center); signed, titled and dated again 'Kiss the Lotus by Ray Johnson 1969' (on the reverse)
ink, watercolor, collage and cardboard on board
16½ x 15½ in. (41.9 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1969.
Provenance
Richard Feigen & Co. Gallery, New York
Exhibited
New York, Richard L. Feigen & Company, Ray Johnson: Important Works from the Estate 1957-1995, February-March 1997
Sale room notice
This lot has been shown in New York in the Ray Johnson: Important Works from the Estate 1957-1995 exhibition at Richard L. Feigen & Company, February-March, 1997.