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JAMES WELLING (B. 1951)
Lot 1 Property from the Collection of Melva Bucksbaum

JAMES WELLING (B. 1951)

029 from 'Flowers', 2004

Closed6 April 2018

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USD 12,500

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JAMES WELLING (B. 1951)
029 from 'Flowers', 2004
chromogenic print, mounted on acrylic
signed, dated and numbered '029', '2/5' in pencil (verso); credited, titled, dated and numbered 'two from an edition of five' on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 35 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (90.2 x 71.8 cm.)
mount: 38 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (97.2 x 79.4 cm.)
This work is number two from an edition of five.

Donald Young Gallery, Chicago;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006.

Specialist note

Los Angeles-based artist Welling produced these dramatic floral images by placing plants directly onto sheets of 8x10 film; exposing the film; and then projecting the negatives through a mural enlarger with color filters, onto large sheets of photographic paper. The resulting organic forms, combined with the otherworldly coloration, create a surprising and dazzling contrast.