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Anish Kapoor
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Anish Kapoor
- Untitled
- Belgian black marble
- marble: 70.5 by 68.3 by 50.2cm.; 27 3/4 by 26 3/8 by 19 3/4 in.
- overall: 151.8 by 78.7 by 59.7cm.; 59 3/4 by 31 by 23 1/2 in.
- Exeucted in 2002.
Provenance
Barbara Galdstone Gallery, New York
Acquired direclty from the above by the previous owner
Acquired direclty from the above by the previous owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original.
Condition: There is a restored hairline crack running diagonally from the right section of the front top edge down towards the centre of the near left edge. There is a faint scratch to the centre of the hollow void, one to the upper right corner of the front face, and several further fine scratches in places throughout. The centre of the left extreme edge has been restored and there is further restoration to the bottom edge.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"I seem to be moving from light to darkness. I think I know why that is. One of the things that has always had a very strong pull for me has been what I might call a matriarchal view of creativity, of energy. It seems to me that that is towards darkness, perhaps towards the womb... darkness is formless." Anish Kapoor cited in: Constance Lewallen, 'Interview with Anish Kapoor, Japan, September, 1990', View, Vol. II, no. 4, San Francisco 1991