- 441
Mark Grotjahn
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- Mark Grotjahn
- Untitled (Black Butterfly over Lime)
- signed and dated 04 twice on the overlap
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 29 1/8 in. 91.5 by 74 cm.
Provenance
Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
Private Collection
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 17, 2007, lot 2
Halsey Minor, San Francisco
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 13, 2010, lot 2
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Private Collection
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 17, 2007, lot 2
Halsey Minor, San Francisco
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 13, 2010, lot 2
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There is a long string or fiber that is adhered to the left side edge of the canvas and appears to be inherent to the work. There are no signs of restoration under Ultraviolet light inspection. Framed.
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.
Catalogue Note
"It’s something of a cliché to say that paintings conceal as much as they reveal but so much in Grotjahn’s work seems buried under the skin, and so little is ever really given away, that one bestows unusual significance upon the painterly glitches and hiccups that occur... Revealed beneath the thick surfaces of his paintings are flashes of other colours and traces of earlier activity in stark contrast to the chromatic sobriety and measured pace of the ‘finished’ article – loosely applied acid yellow beneath green, purple beneath black, for example. Where a second colour peeks through at a vanishing point, celestial connotations are brought to the fore." - Martin Coomer (“The Butterfly Effect”, ArtReview, Issue 03, September, 2006, p.76)