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Dan Colen
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Dan Colen
- Untitled (Vete al Diablo)
- wood, wire, polyurethane, papier-mâché, gesso and oil paint, in two parts
- overall: 81 1/2 x 49 x 28 in. 207 x 124.5 x 71.1 cm.
- Executed in 2006.
Provenance
Peres Projects, Los Angeles
The Saatchi Gallery, London
Phillips De Pury & Company, New York, November 8, 2010, Lot 104
Acquired by the present owner from the above
The Saatchi Gallery, London
Phillips De Pury & Company, New York, November 8, 2010, Lot 104
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night, March - May 2006
London, Royal Academy of Arts, USA TODAY: New American Art from The Saatchi Gallery, October - November 2006, p. 95, illustrated in color and p. 87 (text)
London, Royal Academy of Arts, USA TODAY: New American Art from The Saatchi Gallery, October - November 2006, p. 95, illustrated in color and p. 87 (text)
Literature
Meghan Dailey, Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture, 2008, pp. 336-337, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. The base is slightly dusty overall.
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
A totemic monument of downtown decay, Dan Colen’s Untitled (Vete al Diablo) conjures magic out of Colen’s signature vernacular of high-art detritus. From papier mâché chimerically finished to resemble the rough exterior of a graffitied boulder, Colen suffuses the sub-cultural banality of everyday urban deterioration with a mystical aura. Exhibited in the 2006 Whitney Biennial Day for Night, the present work is one of only seven boulder sculptures that Colen has executed, examples of which are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum in New York and the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo.