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Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"

A preparatory study by John Currin executed in ink and graphite on paper for his work 'Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk'. The drawing demonstrates Currin's detailed compositional planning process.

Medium: ink and graphite on paper
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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Contemporary Art

March 5, 2021

Estimate: $7,000 – $9,000

Lot 444

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John Currin, Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"

A preparatory study by John Currin executed in ink and graphite on paper for his work 'Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk'. The drawing demonstrates Currin's detailed compositional planning process.

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ink and graphite on paper

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"

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