20th Century Art 
20 June 2024
20th Century Art 
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David Novros b.1941

Untitled #119; Untitled #120 (two works)

1971
watercolor on paper 10⅛ h × 14¼ w in (26 × 36 cm) 10¼ h × 14⅛ w in (26 × 36 cm)
estimate: $8,000–12,000
result: $8,820
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Signed, dated and titled to verso of one work ‘119 DN '71’. Signed, titled and inscribed to verso of other work ‘For Fred 120 Love David’.
provenance: James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection

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I am trying to identify the poetic reality of the paintings. I don’t have any particular system. Sometimes I paint one area of a painting for years—trying to find the ‘right’ light. I keep working until the painting gives me permission to move on.

David Novros

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