Lot 204
  • 204

AVERY SINGER | Flute Soloist

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Singer
  • Flute Soloist
  • acrylic on panel
  • 60 by 43 3/4 in. 152.4 by 111.1 cm.
  • Executed in 2014.

Provenance

Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Literature

Exh. Cat., Kunsthalle Zurich; Turin, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Avery Singer: Pictures Punish Words, November 2014 - April 2015, p. 28, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. Under very close inspection, there are some very faint signs of handling to the turning edges including a very minor, pinpoint loss to the pigment to the upper left corner turning edge, the lower left corner turning edge, and the bottom left turning edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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

"You can take traditional tools and employ them in the way that they've been intended to be employed for five hundred years, and then in the next hour incorporate some kind of new technology. The juxtaposition of all these things produces meaning." Avery Singer