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Dorothea Tanning
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Description
- Dorothea Tanning
- The Witch
- Signed Dorothea Tanning (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 18 1/8 by 24 1/8 in.
- 46 by 61.2 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco (acquired from the above)
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco (acquired from the above)
Exhibited
Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Surrealism, 1995, n.n. (titled Citadel), illustrated in color in the catalogue
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris & New York, The Armory Show, Dorothea Tanning: Beyond the Esplanade: Paintings, Drawing and Prints from 1940 to 1965, 2009-10, no. 6, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, The Drawing Center, Dorothea Tanning: Early Designs for the Stage, 2010
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris, Echo: Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks, 2010
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris, Exultation: Sex, Death and Madness in Eight Surrealist Masterworks, 2011
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Quebec City, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec & Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, 2012-13, illustrated in color in the catalogue
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris & New York, The Armory Show, Dorothea Tanning: Beyond the Esplanade: Paintings, Drawing and Prints from 1940 to 1965, 2009-10, no. 6, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, The Drawing Center, Dorothea Tanning: Early Designs for the Stage, 2010
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris, Echo: Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks, 2010
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris, Exultation: Sex, Death and Madness in Eight Surrealist Masterworks, 2011
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Quebec City, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec & Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, 2012-13, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
“Review of ‘The Witch’” in Dancing Times, October 1950, p. 6
Dorothea Tanning “Note Bibliographique,” in Dorothea Tanning. Paris, 1966, p. 153
John Russell, “Le ‘Moi’ multiforme de Dorothea Tanning,” in Dorothea Tanning: Numero Special de XXe Siécle. Paris, 1977, p. 56
Sarah Wilson,“Between Lives” in Dorothea Tanning: Between Lives—Works on Paper (exhibition catalogue) Runkel-Hue-Williams, London, 1989, pp. 8-9
John Russell, “The Several Selves of Dorothea Tanning” in Dorothea Tanning, (exhibition catalogue) Malmö Konsthall, Malmö,1993, pp. 22 & 23
Dorothea Tanning, Between Lives: An Artist and Her World. New York, 2001. p. 87
Dorothea Tanning “Note Bibliographique,” in Dorothea Tanning. Paris, 1966, p. 153
John Russell, “Le ‘Moi’ multiforme de Dorothea Tanning,” in Dorothea Tanning: Numero Special de XXe Siécle. Paris, 1977, p. 56
Sarah Wilson,“Between Lives” in Dorothea Tanning: Between Lives—Works on Paper (exhibition catalogue) Runkel-Hue-Williams, London, 1989, pp. 8-9
John Russell, “The Several Selves of Dorothea Tanning” in Dorothea Tanning, (exhibition catalogue) Malmö Konsthall, Malmö,1993, pp. 22 & 23
Dorothea Tanning, Between Lives: An Artist and Her World. New York, 2001. p. 87
Condition
Canvas is unlined. Surface is clean. Under UV light some think lines of retouching are visible at the extreme right edge near lower right corner as well as at extreme left edge near upper right corner, likely to address prior frame abrasion. One further (approximately 2-inch long) line of retouching is visible 1 1/2 inches above and parallel to the bottom edge near center. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.