Ron Gorchov (b. 1930)
Property from the Estate of Ira Lowe
Ron Gorchov (b. 1930)

Chalem

Details
Ron Gorchov (b. 1930)
Chalem
signed, titled and dated three times '1989 (c) Ron Gorchov 1989 CHALEM 1989' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
58½ x 74½ in. x 11 in. (148.5 x 189.2 x 27.9 cm.)
Painted in 1989.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist

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Saara Pritchard
Saara Pritchard

Lot Essay

"I remember the first time that I saw a Ron Gorchov painting. It was about as big as I was, but it seemed bigger. The painting sat oddly on a wall, its top and bottom projecting into the room like the edges of a shield with two hermetic marks, a two color painting, one for the ground and the other for the two marks that were also in effect the ground, but floated, and at the same time rooted the painting like lungs that would bring air into a chest and support a ribcage, even a whole body. It gave me an odd sensation. It was a handmade reality; bulky and delicate"

Julian Schnabel

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