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Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- "Untitled"
- signed on a label affixed to the backing board
- framed gelatin silver print
- image: 39.3 by 59.7cm.; 15 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.
- framed: 64.5 by 83.5cm.; 25 3/8 by 32 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1995, this work is number 1 from an edition of 2, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995
Exhibited
Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Passions Privées. Collections Particulières d’Art Moderne et Contemporain en France, 1996 (edition number unknown)
Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Comme un Oiseau, 1996, p. 110, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Graz, Reininghaus & Künstlerhaus, Inklusion - Exklusion, Kunst im Zeitalter von Postkolonialismus und Globaler Migration - eine Ausstellung des Steirischen Herbst, 1996 (edition number unknown)
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Erste Umbau in der Galerie der Gegenwart, 1998-99 (edition number unknown)
London, Serpentine Gallery, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 2000, n.p., illustrated (edition number unknown)
Paris, Galerie Kreo, Ce passant considerable, 2013 (edition number unknown)
Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Comme un Oiseau, 1996, p. 110, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Graz, Reininghaus & Künstlerhaus, Inklusion - Exklusion, Kunst im Zeitalter von Postkolonialismus und Globaler Migration - eine Ausstellung des Steirischen Herbst, 1996 (edition number unknown)
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Erste Umbau in der Galerie der Gegenwart, 1998-99 (edition number unknown)
London, Serpentine Gallery, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 2000, n.p., illustrated (edition number unknown)
Paris, Galerie Kreo, Ce passant considerable, 2013 (edition number unknown)
Literature
Dietmar Elger, et al., Eds., Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Catalogue Raisonné, Ostfildern-Ruit 1997, p. 133, no. 267, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly less saturated in the original. Please refer to the online catalogue for an image of the work in its artist's frame.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals two small spots of wear towards the centre of the vertical edges of the frame.
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."