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Brice Marden
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Brice Marden
- Stele Drawing 5
- signed and dated 07
- ink on paper
- 14 3/4 by 9 in. 35.6 by 22.9 cm.
Provenance
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
TWO x TWO for Aids and Art Benefit Auction, Dallas, 24 October 2009
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
TWO x TWO for Aids and Art Benefit Auction, Dallas, 24 October 2009
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery; Los Angeles, Matthew Marks Gallery, Brice Marden, November 2015 - April 2016, p. 11, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled and there are two indentations at each upper corner, presumably from the time of execution. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges, most notably some minor creases along the top edge. There are scattered media accretions visible from the time of execution. There are several areas of skinning to the papaper, the most notable of which is in the center and there are white spot accretions present primarily down the center. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the top edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
"In conclusion, the underlying structural imperative of [Brice Marden's] art is succinctly characterized by the following observation, tendered by the aging Willem de Kooning in 1986: 'You have the expressive form you want, then you lose it again, and then you get it again. You have to change to stay the same.'"
Dieter Schwarz, "Plane and Line," in Exh. Cat. Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung (and traveling), Brice Marden: Work Books 1964-1995, 1997-1998, p. 52
Dieter Schwarz, "Plane and Line," in Exh. Cat. Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung (and traveling), Brice Marden: Work Books 1964-1995, 1997-1998, p. 52