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Chris Ofili
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Chris Ofili
- Silver Moon
- incised with the artist's signature and numbered 3/3
- painted nickel silver
- 80 by 55 1/2 by 69 in. 203.2 by 141 by 175.3 cm.
- Executed in 2005, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3.
Provenance
Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006
Exhibited
Berlin, Contemporary Fine Arts, Chris Ofili - The Blue Rider, November - December 2005, pp. 15, 21, and 23-24, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There is some light spotting and tarnishing on the backside of the figure.
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.
Catalogue Note
“To an outsider, the caganer appears incomprehensible, hilarious and possibly even blasphemous. It seems to point to a particularly Catalan preoccupation with the scatological. Don’t forget that both Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí were Catalans, and that Salvador Dalí’s notorious painting, The Lugubrious Game, was a carnival of soiled breeches, the artist’s phobias and his fascination with the excremental.” Adrian Searle in The Blue Rider: Chris Ofili, Berlin, 2005, p. 13