Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Fri, Jun 10, 2022 01:00AM EDT
Lot 6
RON PORTER "Self-Contained" (1989 Oil)
Sold for
$500
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Ron Porter
(Tennessee/Ohio, 20th c.)
Self-Contained, 1989
Oil on canvas
24 1/2" x 39 1/2"
A trompe l'oeil composition, turning the concept of a painting inside-out: Porter's signature imagery of a tractor trailer at an intersection is arranged behind a hyper-realistically painted framework of stapled canvas and stretcher bars. Signed and dated to the bottom right, signed and titled to the reverse.
Provenance: From the collection of a Fortune 500 company, acquired from the Cumberland Gallery.
Very good condition, with no issues noted under blacklight inspection.
(Tennessee/Ohio, 20th c.)
Self-Contained, 1989
Oil on canvas
24 1/2" x 39 1/2"
A trompe l'oeil composition, turning the concept of a painting inside-out: Porter's signature imagery of a tractor trailer at an intersection is arranged behind a hyper-realistically painted framework of stapled canvas and stretcher bars. Signed and dated to the bottom right, signed and titled to the reverse.
Provenance: From the collection of a Fortune 500 company, acquired from the Cumberland Gallery.