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John McCracken, Black Block

Sold for $50,000 at Rago Arts and Auction Center on May 14, 2026.

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John McCracken Black Block 1966 lacquer, fiberglass, plywood 15.5 h x 18 w x 8.5 d in (39 x 46 x 22 cm) Signed, titled and dated to underside 'Black Block 1966 John McCracken'. Provenance: David Zwirner, New York | Private Collection | Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, 12 May 2015, Lot 159 | Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires (MACBA) Exhibited: A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968, 14 March - 2 August 2004, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles | John McCracken: Early Sculpture, 9 September - 22 October 2005, Zwirner & Wirth, New York | John McCracken: Works from 1963-2011, 10 September - 19 October 2013, Zwirner & Wirth, New York | Geometric Obsession: American School 1965 - 2015, 15 October 2015 - 6 March 2016, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Buenos Aires (curated by Robert Morgan) Literature: A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles exhibition catalog, pg. 291 John McCracken: Early Sculpture, Zwirner & Wirth exhibition catalog, ppg. 15, 61 Geometric Obsession: American School 1965 - 2015, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo exhibition catalog, pg. 165 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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