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RICHARD HAMBLETON | Shadow Jumper
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Richard Hambleton
- Shadow Jumper
- 110 by 100 cm.; 43 3/8 by 39 3/8 in.
signedacrylic on canvasExecuted in 2005.
Provenance
Private Collection, United States
Rago Arts and Auction Center, New Jersey, 15 May 2010, Lot 642
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Rago Arts and Auction Center, New Jersey, 15 May 2010, Lot 642
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
A contemporary of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Hambleton took to the streets of New York in the late 1970s. Working with the city’s walls as his canvas, the artist would paint life-sized silhouettes of figures in black paint, which became known as his Shadowman paintings. Characterised by the splashy paint application and mysterious appearance in the streets, Hambleton quickly gained notoriety and extended his practice across to Paris, London, Rome, and the Berlin Wall. This Shadow Jumper is a great example of the artist’s idiosyncratic visual language and dynamic handling of paint.