20|21 Art: The LA Edition 
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20|21 Art: The LA Edition 
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Wallace Berman 1926–1976

The Beard poster

1967
offset lithograph in colors 14¼ h × 8¾ w in (36 × 22 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,260
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Signed to lower right ‘W Berman’.
provenance: John Martin, Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles | Estate of Carole Jane Wallace, Beverly Hills
literature: Wallace Berman: Support the Revolution, Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam exhibition catalog, pg. 168 Wallace Berman: American Aleph, Kohn Gallery exhibition catalog, pg. 62

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Wallace proceeded with his life on the primary assumption that all experiences were justifiable grounds for art; what was finally important was adventure and not achievement.

Merril Greene for Artforum

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