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Mira Schendel (1919-1988)
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Mira Schendel
- Sem título (Objeto gráfico)
- inscribed nada, aber, nicht, niente, wenn, doch, rien, ann, wide, como se throughout
- graphite, Letraset, and transfer lettering on rice paper mounted between plexi sheets
- 39 3/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- 100 by 100 cm
- Executed circa 1967-68.
Provenance
Galerie Gromholt, Oslo
Elisabeth Morland, Norway
Thence by descent
Elisabeth Morland, Norway
Thence by descent
Condition
This work is in excellent condition considering its age. There is a minor diagonal loss to the plexiglas in the upper left corner. Some yellowing/discoloration to the extreme edges/borders of the paper is visible.
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
“I’m not going to define ‘object’ because I don’t really know what it means—in other words, I wouldn’t know how to theoretically distinguish an aesthetic object from a utilitarian one, because a utilitarian object can also be an aesthetic object. I’m just going to give you an idea of how the objects I made came about—in a way, out of chance and curiosity. I was once given a large amount of delicate Japanese paper. I stored it, not knowing what to do with it. I had no plans. Sometime later, I started to work with that kind of paper, but it tore, it couldn’t stand water, couldn’t stand anything. It was very delicate. Then I met a woman who worked with monotype and I thought that if I used the monotype technique…, I could draw on it. I did several experiments and succeeded, which led to the whole series of drawings on that paper. . . . After that, I discovered a factory producing lighting materials and the idea came to me of mixing that very transparent paper with equally transparent acrylic laminates. That’s where the large plate Objetos gráficos [Graphic objects] came from; they were an attempt to bring about drawing through transparency—in other words, to avoid back and front."
-Mira Schendel
León Ferrari and Mira Schendel: Tangled Alphabets, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2009, p. 62