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YVES TANGUY | Ohne Titel (Untitled) (Wittrock 17 E)
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- Yves Tanguy
- Ohne Titel (Untitled) (Wittrock 17 E)
- signed in pencil YVES TANGUY (towards lower right) and numbered in pencil II/V (towards lower left)
- etching with aquatint printed in colours on paper
- plate: 9,6 x 6,9 cm; 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.; sheet: 14,4 x 11,5 cm; 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1947.
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 15, 2001, lot 153
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Boone, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, Confluences and Influences, 2003, listed in the catalogue p. 37
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006
Literature
Wolfgang Wittrock, Yves Tanguy, L'Oeuvre gravé (exhibition catalogue), Düsseldorf, 1976, no. 17 E, another example illustrated n. p.
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two points along the upper edge and floating in its mount. The all edges are deckled and there is a small tear to the upper right corner (approx. 0.4 cm long). There is a repaired tear (approx. 16 cm long) running horizontally and vertically towards the upper and right edge. The sheet is slightly light stained. This work is in overall fairly good condition.
"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
This work was executed for Yves Tanguy & Tristan Tzara, L'Antitete – Minuits pour Geants, Bordas, Paris, 1949.