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Asher Benjamin: Author of The Country Builder's Assistant; The Marquis de Lafayette; Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians; A Patriot; The First Meeting of Washington and Hamilton; Daniel Webster; The Statue of Liberty; Lewis and Clark; Magellan Taking Possession of the Philippines; John C. Calhoun [Ten Works from the Reconstructed History Series]
Details
MIKE KELLEY (1954-2012)
Asher Benjamin: Author of The Country Builder's Assistant; The Marquis de Lafayette; Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians; A Patriot; The First Meeting of Washington and Hamilton; Daniel Webster; The Statue of Liberty; Lewis and Clark; Magellan Taking Possession of the Philippines; John C. Calhoun [Ten Works from the Reconstructed History Series]
(i) Asher Benjamin: Author of The Country Builder's Assistant
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(ii) The Marquis de Lafayette
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(iii) Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(iv) A Patriot
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(v) The First Meeting of Washington and Hamilton
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(vi) Daniel Webster
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(vii) The Statue of Liberty
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(viii) Lewis and Clark
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(ix) Magellan Taking Possession of the Philippines
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
(x) John C. Calhoun
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
Asher Benjamin: Author of The Country Builder's Assistant; The Marquis de Lafayette; Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians; A Patriot; The First Meeting of Washington and Hamilton; Daniel Webster; The Statue of Liberty; Lewis and Clark; Magellan Taking Possession of the Philippines; John C. Calhoun [Ten Works from the Reconstructed History Series]
(i) Asher Benjamin: Author of The Country Builder's Assistant
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(ii) The Marquis de Lafayette
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(iii) Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(iv) A Patriot
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(v) The First Meeting of Washington and Hamilton
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(vi) Daniel Webster
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(vii) The Statue of Liberty
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(viii) Lewis and Clark
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
(ix) Magellan Taking Possession of the Philippines
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
(x) John C. Calhoun
signed, numbered and dated 'M. Kelley 1989 AP 1⁄1' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is the artist's proof from an edition of one plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
(i)
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Marc Jacobs, New York, 2002
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2019, lot 430
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
(ii)
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(iii)
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(iv)
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Marc Jacobs, New York, 2002
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2019, lot 429
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
(v)
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(vi)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(vii)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(viii)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(ix)
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(x)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Marc Jacobs, New York, 2002
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2019, lot 430
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
(ii)
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(iii)
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(iv)
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Marc Jacobs, New York, 2002
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2019, lot 429
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
(v)
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Private collection, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(vi)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(vii)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(viii)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(ix)
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner
(x)
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
(i)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 17 (illustrated).
(ii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 54 (illustrated).
(iii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 32 (illustrated).
(iv)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 11 (illustrated).
(v)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 28 (illustrated).
(vi)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 16 (illustrated).
(vii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 61 (illustrated).
(viii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 7 (illustrated).
(ix)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 20 (illustrated).
(x)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 51 (illustrated).
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 17 (illustrated).
(ii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 54 (illustrated).
(iii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 32 (illustrated).
(iv)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 11 (illustrated).
(v)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 28 (illustrated).
(vi)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 16 (illustrated).
(vii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 61 (illustrated).
(viii)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 7 (illustrated).
(ix)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 20 (illustrated).
(x)
M. Kelley, Reconstructed History, Los Angeles, 1990, pl. 51 (illustrated).
Exhibited
(i)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(ii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(iii)
New York, Jay Gorney Modern Art, Mike Kelley, Tim Rollins + K.O.S., Meyer Vaisman, May-June 1990 (another example exhibited).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
Kunsthalle Basel; Portikus Frankfurt and London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Mike Kelley, April-July 1992, p. 71 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Venus Over Manhattan, #RAWHIDE, May-June 2015 (another example exhibited)
(iv)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(v)
New York, Jay Gorney Modern Art, Mike Kelley, Tim Rollins + K.O.S., Meyer Vaisman, May-June 1990 (another example exhibited).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
Kunsthalle Basel; Portikus Frankfurt and London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Mike Kelley, April-July 1992, p. 70 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
(vi)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(vii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(viii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
New York, Venus Over Manhattan, #RAWHIDE, May-June 2015 (another example exhibited).
(ix)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(x)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(ii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(iii)
New York, Jay Gorney Modern Art, Mike Kelley, Tim Rollins + K.O.S., Meyer Vaisman, May-June 1990 (another example exhibited).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
Kunsthalle Basel; Portikus Frankfurt and London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Mike Kelley, April-July 1992, p. 71 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Venus Over Manhattan, #RAWHIDE, May-June 2015 (another example exhibited)
(iv)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(v)
New York, Jay Gorney Modern Art, Mike Kelley, Tim Rollins + K.O.S., Meyer Vaisman, May-June 1990 (another example exhibited).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
Kunsthalle Basel; Portikus Frankfurt and London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Mike Kelley, April-July 1992, p. 70 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
(vi)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(vii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(viii)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
New York, Venus Over Manhattan, #RAWHIDE, May-June 2015 (another example exhibited).
(ix)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
(x)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993-Fall 1994 (another example exhibited).
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