Richard Artschwager

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC #20)
Galerie Neuendorf, Frankfurt
Saatchi Collection, London
Sotheby's, New York, October 3, 1991, lot 95
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Richard Artschwager, February - March 1973, n.p., (diagram of the work)
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Richard Artschwager Beschreibungen, Definitionen, Auslassungen, 1978, no. 4, p. 30, (diagram of the work)
Hannover, Kunstverein; Duisberg, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum; Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Richard Artschwager, May - October 1982, p. 118, illustrated
Basel, Kunsthalle; Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum; Bordeaux, CAPC, Musee d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, Richard Artschwager, October 1985 - April 1986, pl. no. 5, illustrated in color
London, Tate Gallery (and travelling), Sammlungsblöcke Stiftung Froehlich, 1996, cat. no. 5, p. 236, illustrated
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, Contemporary German and American Art from the Froehlich Collection, June – August 1999
Nürnberg, Neues Museum in Nürnberg; Vienna, MAK, Richard Artschwager: Up and Across, September 2001 - June 2002, p. 23, no. 9, illustrated in color
Bignan, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Richard Artschwager, June - September 2003, pp. 69, 71 and 74, illustrated in color
Karlsruhe, MNK / ZKM, Klio. Eine kurze Geschichte der Kunst in Euramerika nach 1945, June 2007 – April 2008

Jean-Christophe Ammann, et. al., Art of our Time – The Saatchi Collection, vol. 2, London, 1984, no. 4, n.p., illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling at the edges and corners. There is a fine 1 inch abrasion located 1 1/2 inches from the right edge and approximately 5 1/2 inches from the top edge. There are scattered pinpoint surface accretions.
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.

"My work does function, well, at least initially. That fact can't be edited out. It's good sport to perch one's art on the cusp between usefulness and uselessness. It doesn't get resolved until somebody is there, present. The body is essential to my work." - Richard Artschwager, 2002