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On Kawara
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- On Kawara
- SEPT. 27,1984
- signed on the reverse; titled on the back and on the lower left side of the box
- liquitex on canvas and newspaper clippings with cardboard box
- canvas: 21 by 25.5cm.; 8 1/4 by 10in.
- box: 6 by 22 by 27cm.; 2 1/4 by 8 7/8 by 10 7/8in.
- Executed in 1984.
Provenance
Private Collection, Italy
Condition
Canvas: This work is in very good condition. Upon extremely close inspection, there are a few minute media accretions towards the top left edge and around the lower right and left corners. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"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
‘On Kawara’s work, in all its simplicity and soberness, is an intriguing rendering of the ‘time’ phenomenon. He reduces the intangible, inconceivable dimension of time to a visible, ordered structure without forfeiting any of that infinity. His work is a gigantic time-machine, as it were, a kind of science fiction in which one can completely lose themselves.’
Karel Schampers, 'A Mental Journey in Time' in: Exhibition Catalogue, Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, ON KAWARA: DATE PAINTINGS IN 89 CITIES, 1991, p. 200