• First Open Post-War and Contem auction at Christies

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    11 March 2010

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    Lot 132

    Alfonso Ossorio (1916-1990)

    Alfonso Ossorio (1916-1990)

    Price realised

    USD 30,000

    Estimate

    USD 25,000 - USD 35,000

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    Alfonso Ossorio (1916-1990)
    #9
    signed, titled and dated 'OSSORIO #9: '59' (on the reverse)
    oil, spray enamel and epoxy resin on wood
    60 x 5¼ x 2 in. (152.4 x 13.3 x 5.1 cm.)
    Executed in 1959.

    #13
    signed, titled and dated 'OSSORIO #13: '59 JUDAS' (on the reverse)
    oil, leather, stone, sand and epoxy resin on wood
    60 x 5¼ x 2 in. (152.4 x 13.3 x 5.1 cm.)
    Executed in 1959.

    Provenance

    Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
    Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
    Anderson Gallery, Buffalo

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