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2022 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 65117 / 321  •  View Catalog  •   • 

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Robert Griffing (b. 1940)
Only a Matter of Time (2002)
oil on canvas
50 × 42 inches
signed and dated lower right

Describing this painting the artist wrote, “This is one of my favorite paintings. The clock represents the invasion of the whites and a loss of traditions and a way of life for the Indians. And what does the future hold? I think the title says it all.”

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Michigan

EXHIBITED
Masters of the American West, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California, 2003
Only a Matter of Time: The Paintings of Robert Griffing, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2010

LITERATURE
Only a Matter of Time: The Paintings of Robert Griffing, Eiteljorg Museum, 2010, cover, p. 2, illustrated

65

Robert Griffing

b. 1940

Only a Matter of Time (2002)
oil on canvas
50 × 42 inches
signed and dated lower right
Sold at Auction: $121,000
Condition ReportSurface is in good condition with bar marks center right. No signs of restoration.

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