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DELTA 2 (JEAN GALLARD)(New York 1965 - lives and works in New
York)
Untitled.
Spray paint on canvas.
151.5 x 234 cm.
Provenance:
- Galerie Schurr, Stuttgart.
- Acquired from the above by the present
owner; since then private collection
Southern Germany.
Exhibition: Stuttgart 1984, Galerie Schurr.
Graffiti Writers aus New York, 7 July -
31 August 1984.
The Graffiti artist Delta 2, born in Spanish
Harlem, begins his carrier with the so-
called Subway-Paintings in the late 1970s.
What most characterises a sprayer is his
anonymity, but nonetheless there are al-
ways specific hallmarks, known to connois-
seurs, that help unravel the mystery of who
the author of the artwork is. While creating
their spray paintings on subway cars, the
artists communicate between themsel-
ves. In the 1980s, the art market discovers
the quality of these quick and expressive
works of art that flourishe all over town.
Delta 2’s work is also displayed in various
European galleries in the 1980s and today.
In order to adapt to the new requirements
and demand of the gallery space, these
works are often also created on canvas.
CHF 2 500 / 3 500
(€ 2 310 / 3 240)