Va, Barry Le Shattered on edges. 1999. Bleistift auf handgeschöpftem, leicht strukturiertem Velin. 20 x 28,5 cm. Signiert, datiert und betitelt. Punktuell auf Unterlage montiert, im Passepartout freig…

American Modernism Conceptual Art Va, Barry Le Shattered on edges. 1999. Pencil on handmade, slightly textured wove paper. 20 x 28.5 cm. Signed, dated and titled. Mounted in spots on support, matted and framed under glass. - Very fine, barely noticeable foxing in places, also verso. There with studio traces. Overall very good. Clear-lined drawing with reference to Le Va's action art. Provenance: - Private collection, Northern Germany - Frank Preuss Collection, Hamburg. - Nolan/ Eckman Gallery, New York. - In 1966 Barry Le Va began to explore the shattering of glass panes as an artistic practice, creating the series "Shatter-Pieces". For this, he worked with panes of glass, which he smashed with a sledgehammer. The scattering and distribution of the broken glass and the site-specific action in situ are of decisive importance here - Le Va gave precise plans and instructions on the one hand and made drawings on the other. In our work, he refers to the spatial and material-specific situation at hand. It shows a top view of a view characterized by glass panes, which mark the impact points in the middle with breaks and shards. Pencil on wove paper. Signed, dated and titled. Spot-mounted to underlying mat and matted, framed under glass. - Very fine, barely noticeable foxing in places, also on the verso. There with studio traces. No retouches recognizable under UV. Good overall. High-contrast drawing with reference to Le Va's action art. - Provenance: - Private collection, Northern Germany - Frank Preuss Collection, Hamburg. - Gallery Nolan/ Eckman, New York. - In 1966, Barry Le Va began to explore the shattering of glass panes as an artistic practice, creating the "Shatter Pieces" series. For this he worked with panes of glass which he smashed with a sledgehammer. The scattering and distribution of the broken glass as well as the site-specific action in situ are of decisive importance - Le Va gave precise plans and instructions on the one and made drawings on the other. In our work he refers to the spatial and material-specific situation at hand. It shows a top view characterized by panes of glass with fractures and shards marking the impact points in the centre.