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Mike Kelley
Estimate
450,000 - 650,000 USD
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Description
- Mike Kelley
- ET's Long Neck, Two Brains, Penis and Scrotum
- found stuffed toy animals
- 129 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 9 in. 330 x 26 x 22.9 cm.
- Executed in 1989.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Galerie Peter Pakesch, Vienna
Rudolf and Ute Scharpff, Stuttgart
Christie's, New York, May 11, 2005, Lot 3
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Galerie Peter Pakesch, Vienna
Rudolf and Ute Scharpff, Stuttgart
Christie's, New York, May 11, 2005, Lot 3
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Vienna, Galerie Peter Pakesch, Mike Kelley, September - October 1989
Graz, Graz Kunstverein; Vienna, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Lotte or the Transformation of the Object, 1990
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Mike Kelley: Half a Man, February - May 1991, not illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993 - Fall 1994, p. 249 (not illustrated)
Hamburger, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Family Values: American Art in the Eighties and Nineties, the Scharpff Collection at the Hamburg Kunsthalle, 1996 - 2005 (extended loan), p. 38 (installation view at the Hamburg Kunsthalle) and p. 97 (text)
Graz, Graz Kunstverein; Vienna, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Lotte or the Transformation of the Object, 1990
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Mike Kelley: Half a Man, February - May 1991, not illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993 - Fall 1994, p. 249 (not illustrated)
Hamburger, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Family Values: American Art in the Eighties and Nineties, the Scharpff Collection at the Hamburg Kunsthalle, 1996 - 2005 (extended loan), p. 38 (installation view at the Hamburg Kunsthalle) and p. 97 (text)
Condition
This sculpture is in very good condition. As is to be expected with found objects, there are scattered signs of light soiling and wear overall, most apparent on the right side of the yellow object as illustrated 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.
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.