Untitled (Black and Brown Butterfly 647a & 647b)
2006
Mark Grotjahn's 2006 'Untitled (Black and Brown Butterfly 647a & 647b)' consists of two parts executed in pencil on paper. The diptych format emphasizes the artist's fascination with symmetry and the butterfly motif.
- Medium
- pencil on paper, in two parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Discoveries
December 7, 2022
Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000
Lot 6
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2015
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