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Gabriel Orozco
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Gabriel Orozco
- Samurai Tree 3A
- egg tempera on oak with gold leaf
- 21 5/8 by 21 5/8 in. 55 by 55 cm.
- Executed in 2007.
Provenance
White Cube, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges and sides of the panel. There are very faint surface scratches in the lower left quadrant as well as in the gold leaf. There is a fine line in the lower right corner, approximately 1/8 inch long, located 1 inch from the bottom edge and 2 1/2 inches from the right edge, which appears to have been retouched and fluoresces dimly under ultraviolet light. Unframed
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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
"In my paintings I am thinking of the gravity point, the weight of a vertical axis, not only a vanishing point in the center." Gabriel Orozco
Perfectly square in format and exquisitely executed in the artist's palette of ultramarine deep blue, cadmium red, titanium white and gold leaf, Samurai Tree 3A is a stunning paragon of Gabriel Orozco's eponymous and widely-acclaimed series. The rhythmic geometric design of repetitive forms consists of perpendicular and arched units that are imbued with a sense of both movement and absence through their apparently unfinished schemas. Inspired by a move in the game of Chess, Orozco initiated the series through drawings made on graph paper, before applying certain geometric structures in collage and finally moving to painting. The layout of the iconographic components is determined by a complex equation with fixed parameters, and the various contortions and possibilities of this equation are generated through a computer. While the implication of circles denotes the cyclical characteristic of nature, the continuous permutations and mutations, both within this work and the entire series, produce a structure that is in a constant state of flux. Samurai Tree 3A is among the most beautiful and resolved example of this conceptual artist's painted works.
Perfectly square in format and exquisitely executed in the artist's palette of ultramarine deep blue, cadmium red, titanium white and gold leaf, Samurai Tree 3A is a stunning paragon of Gabriel Orozco's eponymous and widely-acclaimed series. The rhythmic geometric design of repetitive forms consists of perpendicular and arched units that are imbued with a sense of both movement and absence through their apparently unfinished schemas. Inspired by a move in the game of Chess, Orozco initiated the series through drawings made on graph paper, before applying certain geometric structures in collage and finally moving to painting. The layout of the iconographic components is determined by a complex equation with fixed parameters, and the various contortions and possibilities of this equation are generated through a computer. While the implication of circles denotes the cyclical characteristic of nature, the continuous permutations and mutations, both within this work and the entire series, produce a structure that is in a constant state of flux. Samurai Tree 3A is among the most beautiful and resolved example of this conceptual artist's painted works.