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ERAN RESHEF | Cactus
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Cactus
- signed e. reshef and dated 01 (center right)
- oil on board
- 49 by 32 in.
- 124.3 by 81.3 cm
- Painted in 2001.
Provenance
Contemporary By Golconda, Tel Aviv
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002
Exhibited
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Eran Reshef: Paintings, 2000-2010, The Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative-Realistic Paintings, 2010, June - September 2011, illustrated in the exhibition catalog p. 69
Condition
The surface is in excellent untouched condition.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Reshef’s meticulous rendering of every detail - texture, gleam, imperfection, stain - illustrates a deep intimacy with his subjects. With masterful technical achievement, Reshef paints hyper-real “portraits” of objects from everyday contemporary Israeli life, giving monumental attention to the mundane, seeking out the beauty in the banal by reverently capturing every variation in the subject’s surface. His paintings are often singularly Israeli, still lifes that epitomize the contemporary Tel Aviv experience. The cactus, the Sabra, a symbol for the people of Israel, alluding to their perceived tough exterior and soft interior, stands alone in a derelict Tel Aviv room. Rust stains encircle the dented tin can that serves as a planter, hinting at a figure outside the picture plane, who’s been caring for this worn plant. A dead cockroach, exquisitely rendered, lies nearby, a reference to the memento mori of Old Master still lifes, a symbolic reminder of mortality. Reshef’s monument to contemporary still life painting was included in the artist’s solo exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2011, as recipient of the Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative Realist Art in 2010.