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    • Greg Colson (American, b. 1956
    Lot 482

    Greg Colson (American, b. 1956)

    Dignified suit

    Price realised

    USD 10,000

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    Greg Colson (American, b. 1956)
    Dignified suit
    signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Greg Colson "Dignified Suit" 1989 1 of 3 parts' (on the bottom of one of the mailboxes)
    three attached metal US Mail boxes with oil paint
    overall 8½ x 48 x 6½ in. (21.6 x 121.9 x 16.5 cm.)
    Executed in 1989.

    Provenance

    with Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York.
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MEXICO CITY
    (LOTS 470-490)

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