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Dorothea Tanning
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Dorothea Tanning
- Nephaster cyaneus (Cloudstar)
- Signed Dorothea Tanning (lower right); signed again and dated 1997 (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 38 1/2 by 51 1/4 in.
- 97.8 by 130.2 cm
- Painted in 1997.
"The sudden brightness at a nova's heart
Predicts a gradual, dimming ebb and flow
Of light - or love - that will in time depart,
Remembered only as desire's afterglow
O dark mysterious flower, guard this night.
Keep her now from the morning's cold insight."
J.D. McCLATCHY
Predicts a gradual, dimming ebb and flow
Of light - or love - that will in time depart,
Remembered only as desire's afterglow
O dark mysterious flower, guard this night.
Keep her now from the morning's cold insight."
J.D. McCLATCHY
Provenance
The artist
Private Collection, Arizona (acquired directly from the above in 1999)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, Arizona (acquired directly from the above in 1999)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
New York, National Academy of Design, Dorothea Tanning: Another Language of Flowers, 1999, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue pl. 8
Boston University Art Gallery, Dorothea Tanning: Still in the Studio, 1999, no. 8
New York, Zabriskie Gallery, Dorothea Tanning: Flowers, November 1999 - January 2000, no. 6
Boston University Art Gallery, Dorothea Tanning: Still in the Studio, 1999, no. 8
New York, Zabriskie Gallery, Dorothea Tanning: Flowers, November 1999 - January 2000, no. 6
Literature
Michael Duncan, "Dorothea Tanning at Zabriskie," Art in America, vol. 88, no. 5, June 2000, p. 120
Condition
Oil on canvas, framed. Surface in generally good condition, colors are vibrant and fresh. A few minor scattered spots of surface dirt visible, primarily at upper and lower centers. A few scattered drips of what appears to be varnish visible in upper left corner and center. Under UV light, these drips fluoresce. No apparent inpainting visible.
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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
Nephaster cyaneus (Cloudstar) is one of twelve works from Dorothea Tanning's series "Another Language of Flowers." Completed between June 1997 and April 1998, each work was accompanied by the words of twelve poets, all friends of the artist. The poem for Nephaster cynaeus (Cloudstar) is reproduced here.