Lot 542
  • 542

Doris Salcedo

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Doris Salcedo
  • Camisas Blancas
  • shirts, gesso and iron bar
  • 66 1/4 by 10 by 15 in. 168.3 by 25.4 by 38.1 cm.
  • Executed in 1991-1993.

Provenance

Galería Garcés Velásquez, Santa Fe de Bogotá
Christie's New York, May 30, 2001, Lot 15
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition. There are scattered areas of small media losses and faint handling marks and evidence of minor cracking particularly at the bottom of the work. Otherwise there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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

The silent contemplation of each viewer permits the life seen in the work to reappear... In art, silence is already a language – a language prior to language – of the unexpressed and the inexpressible.
Doris Salcedo