William Nelson Copley COPLEY, WILLIAM NELSON 1919... Lot 34

William Nelson Copley COPLEY, WILLIAM NELSON 1919 New York - 1996 Key West Title: Scottish Ms. Date: 1974. Technique: Acrylic on canvas. Measurement: 117 x 89cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: CPLY 74. Frame/Pedestal: Studio bar. Provenance: - CPLY Art Trust, 1976 (label, directly from the artist) - William N. Copley Estate - Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (label) - Collection Prof. Dr. Thomas Olbricht, Essen (acquired from the above in 2010) Exhibitions: - Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York 2010 - me Collectors Room, Berlin 2011 Literature: - Exhibit Cat. William N. Copley, X-Rated, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York 2010, p. 121, ill. - Characteristic erotic-humorous work from the artist's main oeuvre - Distinctive colourfulness as evidence of Copley's pioneering role in Pop Art - William N. Copley is considered a link between Pop Art and Surrealism Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue