Sale 7861
London
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1 July 2010
Price realised
GBP 12,500
Estimate
Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) Shivastananga signed, titled and dated 'Kenny Scharf '97 Shivastananga' (on the reverse) acrylic and oil on canvas in artist's painted wooden frame 38½ x 43in. (97.8 x 109.2cm.) Painted in 1997
Provenance
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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Exhibited
New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Kenny Scharf, Vivid Vision, New Paintings and Sculptures, February-March 1998.
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