Lot 25
  • 25

CAROL RAMA | Untitled

Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Carol Rama
  • Untitled
  • image: 28.5 by 28.5 cm.; 11 1/4 by 11 1/4 in.
  • frame: 41 by 41 cm.; 16 1/8 by 16 1/8 in.
signed, dated '1991' and variously inscribedwatercolour and marker on paper This work is registered with the Archivio Carol Rama under no. '0379'

Provenance

Pino Dell'Aquila Collection, Turin 
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The sheet is glued to the backing mount, and the upper edge is slightly deckled.
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

"I paint out of passion and anger and violence and sadness and a certain fetishism and out of joy and melancholy together and out of anger especially." Carol Rama
Anon., 'Carol Rama - her dark materials', Financial Times, 30 June 2017