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Louise Bourgeois
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- He Disappeared Into Complete Silence (Wye 29-38)
- engravings
- largest sheet 255 by 181 mm 10 by 7 1/8 in
- smallest sheet 250 by 162 mm 9 7/8 by 6 3/8 in
Nine engravings, 1947, each signed in pencil and annotated with a plate number, presumably from the proposed edition of 44, lacking the text, title page and justification, on various wove papers (9 prints)
Please note: the print annotated Plate 2 is Plate 5 in the Wye catalogue raisonné. The one annotated Plate 4 is Plate 6. The one annotated Plate 5 is Plate 2. The one annotated Plate 6 is Plate 4.
Please note: the print annotated Plate 2 is Plate 5 in the Wye catalogue raisonné. The one annotated Plate 4 is Plate 6. The one annotated Plate 5 is Plate 2. The one annotated Plate 6 is Plate 4.
Condition
The prints are in good condition with full margins and the deckle edge. Each sheet with pale discoloration at the sheet edges and in the margins. Plate 1 with a soft crease at upper right. In Plate 9 the discoloration at bottom extends slightly further into the lower margin. A band of faint discoloration extends along the left margin beside the plate edge (approx. 3 1/2 inches long), with related minor surface scuffing and soiling in the lower half of the margin.
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.