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Mark Handforth
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Mark Handforth
- Bearded Snake
- painted steel and colored wax candle
- 19 1/2 by 12 by 57 in. 49.5 by 30.5 by 144.8 cm.
- Executed in 2005.
Provenance
Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York
Private Collection
Phillips de Pury & Co., New York, March 9, 2009, lot 24
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Private Collection
Phillips de Pury & Co., New York, March 9, 2009, lot 24
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, White Columns, White Columns Benefit, May 2008
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All of the elements are intact. There is evidence of very light wear to the steel body of the sculpture. Wax has gathered around the neck of the sculpture due to the artistÂ’s choice of medium.
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
"The candles are a way of keeping the static sculpture alive, of not giving in to the monument but somehow maintaining the creative process; of keeping it all fluid, rolling, open."
MARK HANDFORTH