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Kazuo Shiraga
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Kazuo Shiraga
- Kaku Rou (Threatening Wolf)
- signed; signed and titled in Japanese characters and dated 1963 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 90 by 130cm.; 35½ by 51¼in.
Provenance
Mori Collection, Tokyo
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, New York
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. The illustration fails to convey the rich impasto texture of the paint. The bright reds tend more towards orange and the deep pinks tend more towards a rich cherry in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is wear to all four corner tips and along all four extreme edges. There are drying cracks in four places to the lower centre of the composition, to the white and red impasto paint. There are two faint rub marks towards the bottom left hand corner. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"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."