Lot 186: JESS (JESS COLLINS) 1923-2004

each signed, dated 75 and extensively annotated on the reverse

oil on canvas board (2 works)

Condition Note: Works are both generally in good condition (2 works)

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each 19 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.<br><br>50 by 50 cm.

Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Jess: Translations, Salvages and Pick-ups, April 6 - May 8, 1977; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eight Artists, April 28 - June 25, 1978; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Jess: A Grand Collage, 1951-1993, Sep. 12 - Oct. 31, 1993, no. 45 & 46; this exhibition traveled to the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

PROPERTY FROM THE ALYCE H DECOSTA REVOCABLE TRUST

Galleria Odyssia, Rome