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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Mire G67 (Boléro)
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 83
- acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
- 67 by 100cm.; 26 3/8 by 39 3/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Private Collection, France
Private Collection, France
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: The Last Two Years, 2012, n.p., no. 6, illustrated in colour
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule XXXVI, Mires, Paris 1980, p. 33, no. 59, illustrated
Condition
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. although the overall tonality is brighter and much more vibrant in the original, with the blues tending more towards a true cobalt blue.
Condition:
Unexamined out of the frame, this work is in very good condition.
"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
“The Mires [...] have a familiar syntax, however nominally skewed. They reify the rules of graffiti art and children’s art -- seemingly rule-less and unruly, yet with their own rigid conventions and predictable character.”
Donald Kuspit, ‘Jean Dubuffet Quixotic Quicksand? Jean Dubuffet’s “Groundless” Paintings,’ Artnet Magazine, 31 January 2012, n.p.
Donald Kuspit, ‘Jean Dubuffet Quixotic Quicksand? Jean Dubuffet’s “Groundless” Paintings,’ Artnet Magazine, 31 January 2012, n.p.