Live Auction 2786Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session
Larry Rivers (1923-2002)
Lot 165 Property from an Important West Coast Collection 

Larry Rivers (1923-2002)

Beyond Camels

Closed16 May 2013

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USD 423,750

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Larry Rivers (1923-2002)
Beyond Camels
signed and dated 'Larry Rivers 80' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled '"Beyond Camels" 1980 Larry Rivers' (on the reverse)
oil and graphite on canvas
100 x 80 in.
Executed in 1980.

Marlborough Gallery, New York
Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Scottsdale
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989

Specialist note

"Like Johns' flags and targets, the logos on cigarette packages and cigar boxes were ready-made images, instantly recognizable as flat by definition. However Rivers' interpretation of these images in a painterly style highlighting his skill as a draftsman makes the point that his paintings are unique, hand-painted originals, not to be confused with photographs or reproductions."

(B. Rose, Larry Rivers: Art and the Artist, New York, 2002, p. 38.)