Jon Sarkin’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the MoMA Archives (Calvin Tomkins Papers), the Cape Ann Museum, the DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy, and Pingry School.
JS-0000-13420
Certificate of Authenticity included
Right of first refusal retained by the estate.
$2,400.00
"OBSCURE BORDER." A red, many-eyed creature spreads its arms and legs across a black field. Pale limbs reach in from both sides. Sarkin drew it in marker and ink on a torn piece of cardboard, and the rough edge stays visible as part of the work.
16.5 x 12 in. Professionally float-framed, 22 x 18 in.
Offered on consignment through The Jon Sarkin Estate for a private collector. Authenticated by The Jon Sarkin Estate. Ships from Gloucester, MA.
Why This Work Matters
“Sarkin’s work approaches what André Breton dreamed of but which most Surrealists never achieved: pure psychic automatism.”
Colin Rhodes — Distinguished Professor; Contributing Editor, Raw Vision; in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Featured in: Gloucester gallery opens to cement Jon Sarkin’s artistic legacy — Amelia Mason, WBUR, May 2025.