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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Château bleu III
- signed with the artist’s initials and dated 75; titled on the reverse
- acrylic on paper mounted to canvas
- 26 1/8 by 40 in. 66.5 by 101.5 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 15 October 1992, Lot 45
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 15 October 1992, Lot 45
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs; Basel, Galerie Beyeler, J. Dubuffet: Parachiffres, Mondanités et Autres Peintures de 1975, January - June 1976, cat. no. 127 (Paris), cat. no. 35 (Basel), illustrated in color
Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein; Hagen, Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Jean Dubuffet: Werke 1963-1976, March 1977 - February 1978, cat. no. 45, p. 55, illustrated in color
Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein; Hagen, Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Jean Dubuffet: Werke 1963-1976, March 1977 - February 1978, cat. no. 45, p. 55, illustrated in color
Literature
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fasciule XXX: Parachiffres, Mondanités, Lieux Abrégés, Paris 1980, cat. no. 276, p. 120, illustrated
Andreas Franzke, Dubuffet, Basel 1975, cat. no. 124, p. 148, illustrated in color
Andreas Franzke, Dubuffet, Basel 1975, cat. no. 124, p. 148, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the canvas are taped. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges particularly at the corners and a 1-inch vertical abrasion in the lower right corner. There are several artist’s pinholes scattered along the edges and in each corner, which may resulted in the small loss at the lower left corner, which has lifted slightly. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, a few scattered media accretions are visible and there is a ½-inch horizontal brown spot accretion in the upper left quadrant. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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
"Let us seek instead ingenious ways to flatten objects on the surface; and let the surface speak its own language and not an artificial language of three-dimensional space which is not proper to it...I feel the need to leave the surface visibly flat. The objects represented will be transformed into pancakes, as though flattened by a pressing iron."
Jean Dubuffet