Matthew Barney - Under the Influence New York Tuesday, September 16, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
    Christie's, New York, Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale, November 13, 2008, lot 423
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Matthew Barney Cremaster 2: The Drones' Exposition, July 18 – October 10, 1999 (another example exhibited)
    London, The Metro, Matthew Barney Cremaster 2, January – February, 2000 (another example exhibited)
    Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle, June 6 – September 1, 2002, then traveled to Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne (October 10, 2002 – January 5, 2003), New York, Guggenheim Museum (February 21 – June 11, 2003) (another example exhibited)

  • Literature

    M. Kimmelmann, "The Importance of Matthew Barney," The New York Times Magazine, October 10, 1999, p. 69 (illustrated)
    Matthew Barney Cremaster 2: The Drones' Exposition, exh. cat., Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 39, 46-47, 51 (illustrated)
    Matthew Barney Cremaster 2, London, The Metro, 2000, exhibition brochure (illustrated)
    Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle, exh. cat., New York: Guggenheim Museum Publication: H. N. Abrams, 2002, pp. 213, 217, 465 (illustrated)

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Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Max Jensen

1999
triptych, color coupler prints, in self-lubricating plastic frames
left: 27 7/8 x 24 in. (70.7 x 61 cm.)
center: 33 5/8 x 42 7/8 in. (85.5 x 109 cm.)
right: 27 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (70.7 x 60.7 cm.)

Signed and dated "Matthew Barney '99" on the reverse of the central element. This work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $50,000

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Benjamin Godsill
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Under the Influence

New York 16 September 2014 11am