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Odd Nerdrum
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Odd Nerdrum
- Lunatics
- signed Nerdrum, dated 2001-2 (on the left overlap); titled Lunetics (on the right overlap)
- oil on canvas
- 204 by 351cm., 80¼ by 138¼in.
- Painted circa 2001-02.
Provenance
Forum Gallery, New York & Los Angeles
Exhibited
New York, Forum Gallery, Odd Nerdrum: New Paintings, 2004
Literature
Richard Vine, Odd Nerdrum, Oslo, 2004, pp. 406-407, illustrated; p. 408, a detail illustrated; listed in the index
Odd Nerdrum, How We Cheat Each Other, 2009, a detail illustrated on the front cover
Odd Nerdrum, How We Cheat Each Other, 2009, a detail illustrated on the front cover
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. Under ultraviolet light there is some apparent fluorescence primarily around the figures, however this certainly appears to be the artist's original pigments and not restoration. This work is in very good condition and is ready to hang.
Held in a simple black-painted frame.
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"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
The subject of the present work is a quintessential example of Nerdrum's large-scale allegories, presenting a sense of the apocalyptic. Portraying a time after our own civilisation, the figures wear timeless costumes: pelts, cloaks, armour and crowns. These seated figures, interacting only with themselves and in certain cases with the viewer, are set against a barren backdrop very likely taken from studies made by Nerdrum in Iceland.
Odd Nerdrum is the leading figurative painter working in Norway. A pupil in Düsseldorf under Joseph Beuys, Nerdrum turned to seventeenth-century masters such as Rembrandt and Caravaggio for aesthetic inspiration, and bases his painting technique on traditional methods, mixing and grinding his own pigments, stretching his own canvases and using life models.
Odd Nerdrum is the leading figurative painter working in Norway. A pupil in Düsseldorf under Joseph Beuys, Nerdrum turned to seventeenth-century masters such as Rembrandt and Caravaggio for aesthetic inspiration, and bases his painting technique on traditional methods, mixing and grinding his own pigments, stretching his own canvases and using life models.