Post War & Contemporary Art 
15 March 2023
Post War & Contemporary Art 
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Will Insley 1929–2011

Wall Fragment No. 75.57

1975
synthetic polymer paint on board 81 h × 80 w in (206 × 203 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $11,970
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Printed signature and title to verso ‘Insley 75 57’.
provenance: Max Protetch Gallery, New York | Private Collection
exhibited: Will Insley: The Opaque Civilization, 1984, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York | Will Insley: Wall Fragments and Drawings, 1966-1992, 7 March - 4 April 1992, Max Protetch Gallery, New York
literature: Will Insley: The Opaque Civilization, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum exhibition catalog, pg. 46

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I think art should ask a question, not give an answer. That’s why fragments come into my work, so not all of the piece is there, begging the question: this is a fragment of what? Lots of people don’t have the intellectual curiosity to get involved in that question, but that’s what drives me.

Will Insley

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