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Lot ID: 16137
Robert  Graham:   Untitled
 
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Description
Artist: Graham Robert
Title: Untitled
Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present)
Medium: Sculptures, Bronze
Year: 1993
Size: height - 15 in, width - 5 in, depth - 5 in
Markings: signed,
Edition: UNIQUE
Estimate: from $20,000 to $30,000

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Unique patinaed bronze cast of a female torso by ROBERT GRAHAM—known for his naturalistic nude portraits of women cast in bronze, and as well by his many public commissions for statues of presidents and musicians from Los Angeles to Detroit and Kansas City to Washington DC. Following his own independent vision, the artist pusued his own obsessions and style through many twentieth century trends and movements.

SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, Texas
Des Moines Art Center. Des Moines, Iowa. USA. Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, Michigan. USA. Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. Los Angeles, California. USA. Hamburger Kunsthalle. Hamburg, Germany. Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Washington, DC. USA. Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art. Kansas City, Missouri. USA. LACMA Los Angeles County Museum Of Art. Los Angeles, California. USA. Ludwig Museum. Aachen, Germany. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Rotterdam, Netherlands. Museum Ludwig. Cologne, Germany. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles). Los Angeles, California. USA. Museum Of Fine Arts (Houston). Houston, Texas. USA. Museum of Modern Art. New York, New York. USA. National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. USA. National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales. Oakland Museum of California. Oakland, California. USA. Palm Springs Art Museum. Palm Springs, California. USA. San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art. San Francisco, California, USA. The Contemporary Museum. Honolulu, Hawaii. USA. The Snite Museum Of Art, University Of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, Indiana. USA. Victoria and Albert Museum. London, United Kingdom. Walker Art Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. Whitney Museum of American Art. New York, New York. USA.
  • Condition Report
    • Current lot doesn't have any damage.
  • History & Provenance
    • Provenance:
      Studio of the Artist, to
      Private Collection, EU



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      Shipping Weight: 50 lbs
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      Item Location: Germany
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Sales Results for Comparable Work

  • Robert Graham
    Elizabeth, 1994
    bronze
    x 7.1 in. / x 18.0 cm.
    Signed, Inscribed

    Sold for US $42,700

    Bonhams & Butterfields Los Angeles:
    Monday, May 04, 2009, (Lot 09133)
    Made in California - simulcast in SF

  • Robert Graham
    Bronze sculpture, 1986
    bronze
    x 5.7 in. / x 14.5 cm.
    Signed, Inscribed

    ed.unique

    Sold for US $24,000

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions:
    Sunday, June 29, 2008, (Lot 00066)
    20th Century Modern Design & Fine Art Auction

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Robert Graham
Elizabeth , 1994
Sold for US $42,700
Monday, May 04, 2009
Robert Graham
Bronze sculpture , 1986
Sold for US $24,000
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Robert Graham
Stephanie fragment , 1981 1981 - 1981
Sold for US $25,300
Wednesday, November 19, 1997
Robert Graham
Lise , 1978
Sold for US $12,650
Tuesday, February 21, 1995
Robert Graham
TORSO II , 1976
Sold for US $12,650
Thursday, April 21, 1994
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