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Annette Messager
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Annette Messager
- Mes Vouex
numbered consecutively on the reverse of each element
black and white photographs, tape and string assemblage in artist's frame, in 16 parts
- overall: 83 3/4 by 6 in.
- 299.7 by 15.2 cm.
- Executed in 1989.
Provenance
Private Collection, California
Meyers/Bloom Gallery, Los Angeles
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2002, lot 469
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Meyers/Bloom Gallery, Los Angeles
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2002, lot 469
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Musée de Grenoble; Kunstverein Bonn; Musée des Roche-sur-Yon, Annette Messager: Comédie Tragédie 1971 - 1989, December 1989 - June 1990, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are 16 parts. Each with minor surface soiling. The tape is slightly discolored in places and there are scattered areas where the edges are fraying. Installation instructions are included with the 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.
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.