Lot Details
Lot 62
Alice Neel
American, 1901-1984
THE FUGS
Signed and dated Neel '66 (lr)
Oil on canvas
50 x 30 inches (127 x 76.2 cm.)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist
The Fugs were a rock band formed in 1965 by the Beat writer Tuli Kupferberg and poet Ed Sanders in New York's East Village as an underground alternative to mainstream rock groups. Their world premiere was at Sander's Peace Eye Bookstore, featuring flowered wall hangings by Andy Warhol.
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
Sold for $29,875 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
generally good condition; slight craquelure, top; stretcher marks left and right side
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