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Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961)
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Guillermo Kuitca
- Untitled (Los Angeles)
- signed, titled and dated 1992 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 58 3/4 by 79 in.
- 149.2 by 200 cm
Provenance
Sperone Westwater, New York
Exhibited
New York, Sperone Westwater, Guillermo Kuitca, May 1993, no. 13, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is ready to hang. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The surface of the painting has areas of impasto; overall the paint layer is stable. Under ultraviolet inspection, fluorescing occurs, however this is inherent to the paint selected by the artist.
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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 every trip I made, I would compulsively buy maps. If I went to New York, I would use the occasion to go to Rand McNally’s, which sells maps of the entire world, and buy them almost as if I were in a supermarket, blindly, in the most arbitrary way possible. Four maps of Africa, for instance, two of Saudi Arabia, one of Brussels, twenty of Honduras, of Belfast, or of any place whatever. It was as if I were buying maps not to orient myself but to get lost. . . .”
-Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008, London, Scala Publishers Ltd., 2009, p. 79