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IMRE BAK | Sun – Bird – Face (Mirroring)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Imre Bak
- Sun – Bird – Face (Mirroring)
- signed and dated Bak / 76 lower right; titled in Hungarian and numbered 1/6 lower left
- screenprint on paper
- 62.5 by 49.5cm., 24½ by 19½in.
Exhibited
New York, Elizabeth Dee, With the Eyes of Others: Hungarian Artists of the Sixties and Seventies, 2017
Condition
Please note this work has been inspected under glass. The artist's sheet had been hinged at its four corners on a backing board. Colours are bright and strong and there appears to be no visible sign of wear. This work appears to be in very good original condition and is ready to hang. Presented in a simple wooden 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."
Catalogue Note
Bak’s interest in conceptualism and semiotics led him to explore Hungarian folklore and ancient culture in his work during the 1970s. Sun-Bird-Face employs a motif that recurs in Bak’s work; here, Bak brings together different objects into one, singular motif, reflecting his view of the world as a single system comprised of many individual yet analogous phenomena.
Following a trip to Moscow and St Petersburg in 1962, during which the artist was exposed to the works of Matisse, Kandinski and Léger, Imre Bak steered away from Hungarian Realism towards geometric, non-figurative painting. Bak’s works make use of strong colour, rigid structure and sharp, defined forms to investigate the relations of colour fields and shapes and the potential of creating space.
Following a trip to Moscow and St Petersburg in 1962, during which the artist was exposed to the works of Matisse, Kandinski and Léger, Imre Bak steered away from Hungarian Realism towards geometric, non-figurative painting. Bak’s works make use of strong colour, rigid structure and sharp, defined forms to investigate the relations of colour fields and shapes and the potential of creating space.