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Kay Sage
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Description
- Kay Sage
- Figure (Illustration for VVV Magazine)
- Signed Kay Sage and dated '43 (lower right)
- Pen and ink on paper
- 13 3/4 by 10 1/2 in.
- 34.9 by 26.7 cm
Provenance
André Breton, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Timothy Baum, New York (acquired from the estate of the above in 2005)
Acquired from the above circa 2005
Timothy Baum, New York (acquired from the estate of the above in 2005)
Acquired from the above circa 2005
Exhibited
Stockholm, Kulturhuset, Andra Hälften av avantgardet 1910-1940, 1981, no. 11
Literature
David Hare, ed., VVV Magazine, New York, March 1943, illustrated
Stephen Robeson Miller, Kay Sage, The Biographical Chronology and Four Surrealist One-Act Plays, New York, 2011, illustrated on the cover
Stephen Robeson Miller, Kay Sage, The Biographical Chronology and Four Surrealist One-Act Plays, New York, 2011, illustrated on the cover
Condition
Executed on cream-colored wove paper. Not laid down or hinged. Bottom and left edge are deckled. Top and right edges have been cut. Medium is well preserved and the lines are strong. Artist's pinholes at all four corners. Sheet is very slightly time-darkened. Evidence of a prior mounting visible on top edge on verso. A few scattered spots of surface dirt to the sheet. Overall this work is in very good condition.
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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
The present drawing is one of only three Surrealist works by Sage that depict a female figure. The other two are Small Portrait, 1950, an oil owned by Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Le Passage, 1956, sold at Sotheby's London in 2014 for $7,074,026.