Lynda Benglis (b. 1941)
Devil’s Bath
Purified pigmented beeswax and dammar resin crystals and pigment on composite board.
1993
Signed, titled and dated “L Benglis ’93 “Devil’s Bath”” on the reverse.
38 3/8 x 5 x 1 1/8 in. (97.5 x 12.7 x 2.9 cm.)
Executed in 1993 in New Zealand, when the artist was participating in the Auckland
Artist-in-Residence programme, and inspired by the Waiotapu geothermal area.
Provenance:
– Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles.
– Private collection, acquired from the above in 2007.
Exhibition:
– Auckland City Art Gallery, Lynda Benglis: From the Furnace, October 15–November 25, 1993, no. 2, pp. 28, 40 (illustrated, p. 28).
– Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, Installations, July 16–August 20, 1994.
Literature:
– Lynda Benglis: From the Furnace, exhibition catalogue from the Auckland City Art Gallery, 1993, illustrated in color p. 28 (cat. 2).