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Hernan Bas
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Hernan Bas
- The Ash Tree (At Once a Voice Arose Among the Bleak Twigs Overhead)
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 10; signed with the artist's initials, titled, and dated 2010 on the reverse
- acrylic, airbrush, household gloss, and block print on canvas
- 60 by 72 in. 152.4 by 182.9 cm.
Provenance
Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, September 21, 2012, lot 19
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, September 21, 2012, lot 19
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
London, Victoria Miro Gallery, Hernan Bas: The Hallucinations of Poets, October - November 2010
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are some very faint, unobtrusive surface scratches. There is an inconsistent finish to the surface, due to the artists varied use of medium. There is an indentation in the canvas noted in the lower right and lower left of the composition. The painting retains areas of thick impasto. Unframed.
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
Miami born, Detroit based artist Hernan Bas’ paintings offer an exploration of exaggerated emotional courtship and rituals. His work activates life’s ubiquitous imagery as symbolic gestures to reference stories of life and death. In 2004, Bas produced a series of drawings depicting boys wandering through wooded and swampy landscapes. New York Times art critic, Holland Cotter, described the series as a “homoerotic gloss on the Hardy Boys.”