Kathy in Front of the Bookshelf at Northview

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Lisa Yuskavage (b. 1962)
Kathy in Front of the Bookshelf at Northview
signed and dated 'Lisa Yuskavage 2001' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
10 x 7in. (25.4 x 17.8cm.)
Executed in 2001

Provenance

Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001.

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Lot Essay

Kathy in front of the bookshelf at Northview shows an almost classical scene of a seductive, naked woman standing by a curtained window. Paired with elegant washes of watercolour, the physiognomy of the woman, her voluptuous contours has the iconic signature of Yuskavage.

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