ROBERT MOORE 1964- "M IS FOR MAMBO " CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK - CHALK AND CHARCOAL ON BLACK BOARD, FRAMED

AN INTRIGUING CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA WORK EXECUTED IN WHITE CHALK AND CHARCOAL ON A PREPARED BLACK BOARD SURFACE, MOUNTED WITHIN A MODERN BRUSHED METAL FRAME WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC WRAPPING.

MEDIUM AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MEDIUM: WHITE CHALK ON BLACK CHARCOAL-PREPARED BOARD
- SECONDARY MEDIUM: CHARCOAL BASE LAYER
- FRAME: BRUSHED METAL FRAME WITH CLEAR PLASTIC PROTECTIVE COVERING
- MOUNTING: YELLOW ARCHIVAL TAPE VISIBLE ON VERSO, SUGGESTING PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION MOUNTING

COMPOSITION:
THE WORK FEATURES GESTURAL WHITE CHALK MARKS APPLIED TO A DARK CHARCOAL GROUND, CREATING A HIGH-CONTRAST COMPOSITION. THE MARKS APPEAR INTENTIONALLY DISTRESSED AND PARTIALLY ERASED, SUGGESTING A PROCESS-BASED OR CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO MARK-MAKING. THE VISIBLE CHALK STROKES SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF PRESERVATION AND DETERIORATION, WITH SOME AREAS HEAVILY WORN AND OTHERS MORE DEFINED. HANDWRITTEN NOTATIONS AND DATES VISIBLE ON VERSO MOUNTING SUGGEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION OR CATALOGUING.

CONDITION: FAIR. THE CHALK SURFACE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AGE-RELATED WEAR WITH CONSIDERABLE PIGMENT LOSS AND DISTRESSING THROUGHOUT. THE CHARCOAL BASE EXHIBITS NATURAL DISCOLOURATION AND PATINA. THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC WRAPPING REMAINS IN PLACE. YELLOW ARCHIVAL MOUNTING TAPE IS VISIBLE ON THE VERSO. FRAME SHOWS MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE CONDITIONS. NO ACTIVE DETERIORATION OBSERVED, THOUGH THE CHALK MEDIUM REMAINS VULNERABLE TO FURTHER DISTURBANCE.

PROVENANCE: THE VERSO MOUNTING INCLUDES HANDWRITTEN NOTATIONS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE ARCHIVAL CATALOGUING MARKS, SUGGESTING INSTITUTIONAL OR SERIOUS PRIVATE COLLECTION PROVENANCE. THE PROFESSIONAL MOUNTING APPROACH AND ARCHIVAL TAPE INDICATE THIS WORK HAS BEEN CARED FOR WITHIN A COLLECTION CONTEXT.

NOTE: THIS WORK APPEARS TO BE A CONTEMPORARY OR RECENT CREATION EMPLOYING TRADITIONAL CHALK AND CHARCOAL MEDIA IN A DELIBERATELY DISTRESSED AESTHETIC. THE PROCESS-BASED NATURE OF THE COMPOSITION AND THE VISIBLE DOCUMENTATION ON THE VERSO SUGGEST THIS MAY BE A DOCUMENTED ARTWORK FROM A KNOWN ARTIST'S PRACTICE OR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293540+29

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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