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Sigmar Polke
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Sigmar Polke
- Untitled
- signed and dated 83
- acrylic and dry pigment on paper
- 99 by 69 cm. 39 by 27 1/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, France (acquired from the artist)
Artcurial Briest - Le Fur - Poulain - F. Tajan, Paris, 6 December 2005, Lot 272A
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artcurial Briest - Le Fur - Poulain - F. Tajan, Paris, 6 December 2005, Lot 272A
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the red tends slightly more towards orange and some areas of the purple are blue in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the mount in several places. There are some light handling creases and tiny tears in places along the edges, and a small tear to the centre left edge. Further close inspection reveals two small losses, one to the lower edge approximately 20 cm. from the lower left corner, and one to the right edge approximately 15 cm. from the lower right corner, and two pinprick-sized holes towards the centre of the composition that are possibly original.
"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."
"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
“Polke literally and metaphorically dissects and dissolves images… all the while raising philosophical questions deeply concerned with not only the way images look and are made but also the possible and probable slippages, uncertainties, and misperceptions that can occur when we apprehend them.”
Charles Wylie
Charles Wylie
Exh. Cat., Dallas Museum of Art, Sigmar Polke, History of Everything, Paintings and Drawings 1998-2002, 2003, pp. 12-13