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Jasper Johns
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Jasper Johns
- Untitled
- signed and dated Oct. '89
- crayon and collage on paper
- 18 5/8 by 12 1/4 in. 47.3 by 31.1 cm.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC# D-299)
Anthony d’Offay, London (acquired from the above in 1990)
Private Collection
Anthony d’Offay, London (acquired from the above in 1990)
Private Collection
Exhibited
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Jasper Johns: Paintings and Drawings, February - March 1991
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition 2001, June - August 2001, cat. no. 7
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition 2001, June - August 2001, cat. no. 7
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled and there is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method. There are artist’s pinholes in the bottom 2 corners. The collaged elements are all intact. Under close inspection, there is some very pale staining in the unpainted area and a there is a faint crease visible in the upper left of white unpainted area, possibly from the time of execution. Also under close inspection, some faint discoloration is visible to the upper left edge. Sheet hinged verso to matte intermittently along top edge. Framed under glass.
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.
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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
"Johns' treatment of these images, using the face as a frame or background to a central image, accomplishes his intention to find 'an expression that combines something infantile and something adult.' Certainly the sense of memory, of pieced-together fragments from a remembered past, is very strong in these works."
Michael Crichton, Jasper Johns, New York 1994, p. 74