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KEN PRICE (1935-2012)
Lot 103 Depth of Field: The Alan and Dorothy Press Collection

KEN PRICE (1935-2012)

Green Egg

Closed12 May 2023

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USD 189,000

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KEN PRICE (1935-2012)
Green Egg
painted and glazed ceramic, on wooden pedestal and base
sculpture: 5 1/8 x 4 x 4 in. (12.9 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm.)
overall: 7 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 12 in. (18 x 19.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1964.

Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2010

Specialist note

“Those eggs and dome-shaped ceramics were psycho-erotic. They made you scratch your palms.” – Ed Ruscha, 2010