Living Contemporary 
19 June 2024
Living Contemporary 
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Donald Baechler 1956–2022

Head

2015
graphite on paper 11¾ h × 9⅜ w in (30 × 24 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,179
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Signed and dated to lower left ‘DB 15’.
provenance: The Artist | Cheim & Read, New York | Private Collection

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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There is that element of alchemy in painting, sometimes things just don’t work. If they did work all the time, that would make the process pretty boring. One reason I build my surfaces up is because I don’t really want to know what the line is going to do. I want this built-in fracture; when I drag the brush along the canvas I don’t want it to be a smooth, easy voyage—I want some problems along the way.

Donald Baechler

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