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John Coplans
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- John Coplans
- 'SELF-PORTRAIT (BACK OF HAND)'
- Gelatin silver print
oversized, mounted, signed, titled, dated, numbered 'SP 24 86' and editioned '3/12' in pencil and with the photographer's copyright stamp on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection, Guggenheim Museum exhibition, and Karg Gallery labels on the reverse, 1986
Provenance
Nathalie Karg, Ltd., New York, 1993
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, John Coplans Self Portrait: Hand/Foot, November 1990 - January 1991
Brussels, Liverpool Gallery, John Coplans: Self Portraits, November 1991 - January 1992
New York, Thread Waxing Space, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl, September - October 1996, and 8 other national and international venues through 1999 (see Appendix 1)
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
Brussels, Liverpool Gallery, John Coplans: Self Portraits, November 1991 - January 1992
New York, Thread Waxing Space, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl, September - October 1996, and 8 other national and international venues through 1999 (see Appendix 1)
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
Literature
John Coplans Self-Portrait: Hand/Foot(Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam, 1990), pl. 1 (this print)
Marianne Courville, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl (New York, 1996), pl. 32 (this print)
Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 157 and 209 (this print)
Marianne Courville, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl (New York, 1996), pl. 32 (this print)
Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 157 and 209 (this print)
Condition
This print is in generally very good condition. At the upper left and lower edges of the print, there are two very small nicks. At the upper left edge, there is a repaired area, where a very small patch (approximately 1/4-by-1/8-inch) of photographic paper, with the same gray tonality,has been affixed. All of these are visible only under the closest examination.
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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.