Property from the Collection of Victor and Sally Ganz
Robert Smithson
Broken Glass Displacement
Details
Robert Smithson
Broken Glass Displacement
signed, titled and dated 'BROKEN GLASS-DISPLACEMENT Island Beach Love Ladies N.J. R Smithson 69' upper edge and inscribed 'CLEAR BROKEN GLASS SCALE 1' CLEAR GLASS TO BE BALANCED ON ITSELF Bits of matter resting on balanced glass Need Truck OBLONG MOUND OF MATERIAL TO BE SELECTED' upper left, center right and lower edge
graphite on composition board
13¾ x 16 3/8in. (35 x 41.6cm.)
Drawn in 1969.
Broken Glass Displacement
signed, titled and dated 'BROKEN GLASS-DISPLACEMENT Island Beach Love Ladies N.J. R Smithson 69' upper edge and inscribed 'CLEAR BROKEN GLASS SCALE 1' CLEAR GLASS TO BE BALANCED ON ITSELF Bits of matter resting on balanced glass Need Truck OBLONG MOUND OF MATERIAL TO BE SELECTED' upper left, center right and lower edge
graphite on composition board
13¾ x 16 3/8in. (35 x 41.6cm.)
Drawn in 1969.
Provenance
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles.
Acquired from the above by the late owners on June 5, 1975 for $1,125.
Acquired from the above by the late owners on June 5, 1975 for $1,125.