- 64
Georg Baselitz
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Georg Baselitz
- Doktor Brot
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 21.XII 88; signed, titled and dated 10.XII 88 + 21. XII 88 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 249.9 by 249.9cm.; 98⅜ by 98⅜in.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Recent Paintings by Georg Baselitz, 1990, no. 5, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the blue and red is more vibrant.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are a few thin and stable networks of cracks to the thickest area of impasto towards the centre of the top left quadrant, the centre of the left edge and towards the left of the bottom right quadrant. No restoration is visible under ultraviolet 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."
Catalogue Note
"When I crawl around on the canvas and squeeze out the paint, I know what I am doing but I don't know what it is that I am doing. ...What happens on the canvas happens because it is important, and because it has to happen, but I have no adequate explanation for it."
The artist cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Georg Baselitz, 1995, p. 202