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Peter Blake
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Peter Blake
- Piece of Marilyn Monroe's Dressing Room Door
- signed and dated 1962 -1987 on the reverse
- postcard, pushpins, printed paper lettering, glitter, and paper collage on enamel paint covered wooden door
- 19 1/4 by 23 3/4 in.
- 48.9 by 60.3 cm.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London
Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, Peter Blake: A Retrospective, June - September 2007
Literature
Christoph Grunenberg and Laurence Sillars, Peter Blake: A Retrospective, Liverpool, 2007, p. 55, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in overall good condition. The door is attached at the top a wooden backing and is enclosed in a Plexiglas box frame. Under raking light, there are no visible surface scratches. There are hairline fissures running up the lower center and down the upper right hand corner.
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.