Ryan McGinley - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Courtesy of the artist


    Bidders are bidding on a portrait commission by Ryan McGinley. The timing and fulfillment of the commission are to be arranged directly between the successful bidder and the artist’s studio and are subject to the following general parameters:
    - Subjects can be a baby, a child under age 13, or an animal.
    - The photo shoot (a single session of approximately 2 hours) will take place in the artist’s studio in New York at a mutually agreed time.
    - The portrait produced will be a black and white, 16 x 24 in. (40 x 61 cm,) gelatin silver print (unframed and unmatted).
    - The successful bidder must contact the artist’s studio within one month of the auction to arrange for fulfillment of the commission and will have until November 10, 2016 to sit for the
    photo shoot.
    - The print will be available for pickup within six months of the date of the shoot.

Sold to Benefit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

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Commissioned portrait of baby, child or pet

2015
black and white gelatin silver print
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm)

Estimate
$20,000 - 25,000 

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head Day Sale
New York
+1 212 940 1261

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 November 2015 11am