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Tom Friedman
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Tom Friedman
- Untitled
- signed and dated 90 on the reverse of one piece
- jigsaw puzzle
- 42 by 60 in. 106.7 by 152.4 cm.
- Executed in 1990, this work consists of a jigsaw puzzle installed with a 3/4 inch space between each piece.
Provenance
Private Collection
Exhibited
Chicago, University of Illinois, Tom Friedman, Brian Sikes: MFA Thesis Exhibition, 1990
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Aspen Art Museum; Winston-Salem, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; New York, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Tom Friedman, July 2000 – January 2002, p. 9, illustrated in color, p. 10, illustrated (detail)
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Aspen Art Museum; Winston-Salem, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; New York, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Tom Friedman, July 2000 – January 2002, p. 9, illustrated in color, p. 10, illustrated (detail)
Literature
Bruce Hainley, Dennis Cooper, and Adrian Searle, eds. Tom Friedman, London, 2001, p. 43, illustrated in color
Germano Celant, ed., Tom Friedman, Milan, 2002, pp. 28, 32-3, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Los Angeles, Tom Friedman, October - December 2006, p. 5, illustrated in color (detail)
Exh. Cat., New York, Gagosian Gallery, Tom Friedman: Monsters and Stuff, May - July 2008, pp. 10, 292, illustrated in color (detail)
Germano Celant, ed., Tom Friedman, Milan, 2002, pp. 28, 32-3, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Los Angeles, Tom Friedman, October - December 2006, p. 5, illustrated in color (detail)
Exh. Cat., New York, Gagosian Gallery, Tom Friedman: Monsters and Stuff, May - July 2008, pp. 10, 292, illustrated in color (detail)
Condition
This work is good condition overall. There is some minor wear to some of the puzzle pieces, with some soft creases and unobtrusive wear to the corners. The puzzles box has taped edges on the 4 turning corners. There is also some wear and soft creasing to the box. The work comes with installation instructions for floor installation and a second, duplicate set of puzzle pieces to replace any missing elements. Puzzle box - each: 2 7/8 by 10 3/4 by 12 7/8 in.
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.