Modern & Contemporary Art 
21 June 2023
Modern & Contemporary Art 
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Donald Baechler 1956–2022

Fruit

1989
graphite, ink and mixed media on paper collage 23½ h × 18½ w in (60 × 47 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,024
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Signed and dated to lower right ‘DB89’. Signed and dated to verso ‘Don Baechler 89’.
provenance: Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA | Private Collection

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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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