About the lot N° 488
Title : G. Patrick Riley, Period : 1971
Medium : assemblage of bamboo, wire, armadillo carapace, leather and ginger rootSize : h. 120, w. 68Provenance : Deaccessioned property of a Southern institution.Notes : The mixed media artist Patrick Riley creates complex assembled masks and sculptures, referencing the motifs and symbols of earlier cultures. Inspired by his childhood visits to the museum on the campus of St. Gregory's University in his native Oklahoma, where he was first exposed to African ritual masks and the art of taxidermy, he utilizes the various natural materials available.Condition report : **In overall good condition with scattered slight soiling and intentional and natural deterioration of some materials.
New Orleans Auction Galleries, auctioneer, New Orleans, US
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Sale title : NOAG Interiors
Sale date : 29 Aug 2020
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
