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Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design

Fri, Feb 24, 2023 01:00AM EST
Lot 99

JASON KNAPP Pool Hall Figure (1973 Sculpture)

Unsold

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$75,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Jason Knapp
(Nebraska, b. 1951)
Untitled (Pool Hall Figure), 1973
Mold-cast composite doll sculpture, clothing, fibers, radio cabinet
Approx. 50" x 20" x 20" (figure when leaning)

The radio cabinet measures 39" x 29" x 15" (no radio is present). There is a slide image of the figure in the original 1974 show, and a photograph including the figure entitled "Susan with Dummy," captured in 1974 by photographer Peter Sang.

Condition

The original pool cue and cigarette were missing and have been replaced. Dust and grime, wear to the hair. The figure's hat shows moth grazing. One of the hands was repaired (reattached), having been cracked at the wrist. The other hand has a partial hairline crack. Scattered chipping.