Bonhams 1793 : Michael Heizer (born 1944) Sandblasted Etched Glass Window, 1974 window 83 x 107 x 1/8in (210.8 x 271.8 x 0.3cm) with frame 86 1/2 x 109 1/2 x 22 1/2in (219.7 x 278.1 x 57.2cm)

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21 May 2012 10:00 PDT San Francisco
Made in California: Contemporary Art
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Michael Heizer (born 1944)

Sandblasted Etched Glass Window, 1974
etched glass
window 83 x 107 x 1/8in (210.8 x 271.8 x 0.3cm)
with frame 86 1/2 x 109 1/2 x 22 1/2in (219.7 x 278.1 x 57.2cm)

Sold for US$ 68,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (acquired directly from the above circa 1975)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

EXHIBITED:
Los Angeles, California, Ace Gallery, Michael Heizer Windows, February 5-March 16, 1974

LITERATURE:
Celant, Germano. Michael Heizer. Milan, Italy: Fondazione Prada, 1997, illus. p. 300-301

Another example (illustrated here) is installed as the artist intended. This lot is currently housed in a temporary display frame.

Michael Heizer's 1993 Sandblasted Etched Window is in the collection of David Whitney, Connecticut.

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