Description of a Painting Attempt to Realise the Painting ("Composed of blobs and splashes of raw color, it was one of those paintings which are either very advanced or very backward")
$500
Francis Alÿs (B. 1959) and Matthew Higgs (B. 1964)
Description of a Painting Attempt to Realise the Painting ("Composed of blobs and splashes of raw color, it was one of those paintings which are either very advanced or very backward")
(i) signed and dated 'Francis Alÿs 1999' (centre)
(i) oil, chewing gum and glue on wood, in found artist's frame
(ii) R-type photograph
(i) 10 3/8 x 12 1/8 x 2 1/8in. (26.3 x 30.8 x 5.5cm.)
(ii) 5 x 7in. (12.6 x 17.7cm.)
Executed in 1999