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Gottfried Helnwein
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Gottfried Helnwein
- The Disasters of War 47
- signed on the reverse
- oil and acrylic on canvas
- 152 by 122cm., 60 by 48in.
- Painted in 2016.
Condition
Original canvas. The work is in excellent original condition.
No retouching under ultraviolet light.
Unframed.
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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."
Catalogue Note
Gottfried Helnwein’s work is informed by his upbringing in post-war Austria where the horrors of the Second World War cast a very real and horrifying shadow. That atrocities continue to occur motivates Helnwein in his work to shake us from complacency. The central image he employs to convey his message is that of the innocent child, bearing the scars of adulthood’s violence and corruptibility – at times this is explicit and confrontational, at others more subtle, as in the present example from his The Disasters of War series. The photo-realist technique he employs is highly accomplished and invests his work with even more power, as well as urging the viewer to examine the paintings more closely.
Since moving to Ireland in 1997, purchasing the gothic Gurteen Castle in Tipperary where he now lives and works, Ireland has become home for Helnwein and his family. His work has appeared most prominently in Ireland with grand-scale public exhibitions of children and Irish landscapes in Kilkenny (2001), Crawford (2004) and Waterford (2008), while his work is regularly exhibited internationally and held in major public collections.