John Michaels and Darren Murray
Lot 123 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MID-ATLANTIC COLLECTION

John Michaels and Darren Murray

Shakespeare, 2004

Closed17 January 2020

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USD 1,125

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John Michaels and Darren Murray
Shakespeare, 2004
each titled upper right and signed lower right
colored pencil on paper
each 24 x 17 ¾ in.

Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 2005

Specialist note

Shakespeare is a conversation between Darren Murray and his art teacher John Michaels. Murray, who is autistic and nonverbal, responded to his teacher's rendering of Shakespeare with a version in his own visual vocabulary, revealing a connection and communication between the two artists.