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    • Mel Chin, R.B.G.
      Sep. 07, 2023

      Mel Chin, R.B.G.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      Mel Chin R.B.G. 2020 relief print on Gampi faced Japanese 8.5 h x 8 w in (22 x 20 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge 'R.B.G. 22/87 Mel Chin 2020'. This work is number 22 from the edition of 87 printed by Quonset Hut, Louisville. Sold with a letter of print notes from the artist. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

      Los Angeles Modern Auctions
    • MEL CHIN (American b. 1951) A DRAWING AND A BLUEPRINT, "Merry-Go-Round - Earthwork # No. 2," CIRCA
      May. 21, 2022

      MEL CHIN (American b. 1951) A DRAWING AND A BLUEPRINT, "Merry-Go-Round - Earthwork # No. 2," CIRCA

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      MEL CHIN (American b. 1951) A DRAWING AND A BLUEPRINT, "Merry-Go-Round - Earthwork # No. 2," CIRCA 1978, watercolor hand applied over a printed black line drawing on wove paper, together with an artist's blueprint for the project on paper; drawing 20 3/4'' x 25 1/4'', blueprint 17'' x 22''. Note: Mel Chin was born in Houston to Chinese parents in 1951, the first of his family born in the United States, and was reared in a predominantly African-American and Latino neighborhood. He worked in his family's grocery store and began producing art at an early age. Though Chin is classically trained, his art is both analytical and poetic and evades easy classification. Many of his works are large-scale conceptual pieces that are placed in public spaces.Both the drawing and the blueprint were created circa 1978, having been purchased from Richard Simmons, prior curator of art at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, during which time he worked with Mel Chin on a project in Houston and was given these works by the artist. These works can be seen as companions to his 1976 piece, "See/Saw: The Earthworks for Hermann Park," in Houston, Texas, where the artist manipulated two sections of the park's surface to create a kinetic, minimalist earthwork. 

      Simpson Galleries, LLC
    • Mel Chin (American, b. 1951), "The Flag of the Agricultural Revolution"
      Oct. 13, 2019

      Mel Chin (American, b. 1951), "The Flag of the Agricultural Revolution"

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      Mel Chin (American, b. 1951) "The Flag of the Agricultural Revolution" color woodcut on handmade Ysai/Yamato wood grain paper edition of 30, printed by Vinalhaven Press (Printers: Randy Hemminghaus and Jonathan Higgins), signed and titled en verso. Unframed. sheet 25" x 33-1/2" Provenance: Private collection, Houston, Texas.

      New Orleans Auction Galleries
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