Live Auction 2893Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)
Lot 420 Property from the Collection of Marvin and Florence Gerstin

Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)

Generation Process Series

Closed13 November 2014

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Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)
Generation Process Series
signed and dated 'Wilke 1982' (on the underside)
acrylic on ceramic mounted on wood
3 x 19½ x 19½ in. (7.6 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm.)
Executed in 1982. This work is one of twelve unique variants.

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1984

Specialist note

“I chose gum because it’s the perfect metaphor for the American woman – chew her up, get what you want out of her, throw her out and pop in a new piece.”

Hannah Wilke