The twelve-color woodblock prints in the portfolio "Meltdown" have been created by Sherrie Levine by entering images, after Duchamp, Monet, Kirchner and Mondrian into a computer scanner that spatially quantizes and transforms these images into the minimum number of pixels, thus determining each of the colors in the four prints.
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In addition to the catalogue description, each with full margins, occasional very soft handling creases in places, otherwise in generally very good condition, framed
After Duchamp: dated in pencil on the reverse, hinged to the support in places at the reverse upper sheet corners (very slightly showing through) Image: 24 x 18 in. (610 x 457 mm.) Sheet: 365⁄8 x 253⁄4 in. (930 x 654 mm.)
After Monet: Image: 24 x 18 in. (610 x 457 mm.) Sheet: 363⁄4 x 253⁄4 in. (933 x 654 mm.)
After Kirchner: dated in pencil on the reverse, an unobtrusive pale area of discoloration in the lower margin Image: 24 x 18 in. (610 x 457 mm.) Sheet: 363⁄4 x 251⁄2 in. (933 x 648 mm.)
After Mondrian: dated in pencil on the reverse Image: 24 x 18 in. (610 x 457 mm.) Sheet: 361⁄2 x 253⁄4 in. (927 x 654 mm.)
Please note this lot consists of four framed prints.