Lot 159
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John McCracken (1934-2011)
John McCracken (1934-2011)

Black Block

Price realised USD 305,000
Estimate
USD 150,000 – USD 200,000
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John McCracken (1934-2011)

Black Block

Price realised USD 305,000
Closed: 12 May 2015
Price realised USD 305,000
Closed: 12 May 2015
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John McCracken (1934-2011)
Black Block
signed, titled and dated 'BLACK BLOCK 1966 JOHN MCCRACKEN' (on the underside)
lacquer, fiberglass and plywood
15 1/2 x 18 x 8 1/2 in. (39.3 x 45.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1966.
Provenance
David Zwirner, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968, March-August 2004, p. 291 (illustrated).
New York, Zwirner & Wirth, John McCracken: Early Sculpture, September-October 2005, pp. 15 and 61 (illustrated).
New York, David Zwirner, John McCracken: Works from 1963-2011, September-October 2013.
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