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Fred Wilson
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Fred Wilson
- Bat
- murano glass
- 45 by 42 1/2 by 5 1/2 in. 114.3 by 108 by 14 cm.
- Executed in 2009, this work is number 2 from an edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs and 1 bon à tirer.
Provenance
Donated by Fred Wilson and Pace Gallery
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Fred Wilson, Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works, March - April 2012
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There are minor dents scattered throughout the shaped molding of the work, which appear inherent to the artist's working method.
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.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Bat (2009) is a Murano glass wall sculpture that relates to the body of work Wilson began to explore more than a decade ago in Venice, including the massive black Murano chandelier that hung in the rotunda of the American pavilion in 2003, hauntingly obscuring rather than illuminating the space, and seen in his recent Sala Longhi (2011), an installation of twenty-seven paintings in the same black Murano glass, which reference Pietro Longhi’s eighteenth-century painting cycle. In 2009, Wilson worked with Berengo Studios in Venice to create a process for layering black Murano mirrors together, their backs painted black rather than silver to create ghostly, emotionally charged objects of contemplation. Here, the ornate Baroque “mirror” suggests the shape of a spread-winged bat, in which the spectator is but dimly reflected.