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LORRAINE SHEMESH (B. 1949) | Chocolate-Dips, 1984
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Lorraine Shemesh (b. 1949)
- Chocolate-Dips, 1984
- Sheet: 30 by 22 in. (76.2 by 55.9 cm.); Framed: 39 3/4 by 31 1/2 in. (101 by 80 cm.)
- Executed in 1984.
graphite on paper; signed
Provenance
Collection of the Artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The vertical edges are deckled. There are no apparent condition issued. Please note that this work has not been inspected out of its frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
Lorraine Shemesh received a BFA in painting from Boston University, and an MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art. She then went on to teach painting and drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design and Amherst College. The artist has been a two-time Watershed Residency recipient and a Yaddo Fellowship recipient. Shemesh has featured in solo and group exhibitions, including the Butler Institute of American Art, OH, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Frye Art Museum, Seattle.