Untitled (Bandbox Perfect)
1995
Margaret Kilgallen's mixed-media artwork combines acrylic and pastel with found objects including wood, paper, and metal letterpress trays arranged in ten separate components. The work titled 'Bandbox Perfect' exemplifies the artist's innovative approach to collage and assemblage.
- Medium
- acrylic and pastel on wood, paper and metal letterpress trays, in 10 parts
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Curated
March 9, 2023
Estimate: $120,000 to $180,000
Lot 223
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Rauschenberg Robert
American · b. 1925
Rauschenberg's combine paintings similarly integrate found objects, printed materials, and mixed media assemblage into multi-part works that blur boundaries between painting and sculpture. His use of everyday detritus and letterpress printed materials closely mirrors Kilgallen's incorporation of metal letterpress trays and collaged components.
Betye Saar
American · b. 1926
Saar creates feminist assemblage works using found objects, wooden boxes, and layered mixed media components that share the same intimate, archival sensibility as Kilgallen's multi-part piece. Her practice of repurposing objects with cultural and personal meaning directly parallels Kilgallen's use of letterpress trays and collaged paper elements.
Miriam Schapiro
American · b. 1923
Schapiro pioneered feminist collage and assemblage through her femmage works that combine acrylic paint with found decorative materials across multiple panels, closely echoing Kilgallen's ten part mixed media structure. Her commitment to feminist art using layered everyday materials and handcrafted elements aligns deeply with the spirit and technique of this specific piece.
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