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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2013 | Untitled | 1971 | Swann Galleries | New York | |||
paintings
91.4 x 45.7 cm (35.98 x 17.99 in)
Acrylic on cotton canvas
Signed in acrylic, lower right.
acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to a private California collection.
ERNIE BARNES (1938 - 2009)
Untitled (Dunking Basketball) .
Acrylic on cotton canvas, circa 1971. 914x457 mm; 36x18 inches. Signed in acrylic, lower right.
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to a private California collection.
This is a variation on the popular Ernie Barnes subject of a dunking basketball player, made famous by the very similar and highly-reproduced 1971 painting High Aspirations .
