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JEAN DUBUFFET | Champ d'expansion
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Champ d'expansion
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 84
- acrylic on paper laid on canvas
- 39 1/2 by 27 in. 100.3 by 68.6 cm.
Provenance
B.C. Holland, Chicago
Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 6 March 2015, Lot 42
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 2017
Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 6 March 2015, Lot 42
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 2017
Exhibited
New York, Pace Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective, 1975-1984, April - June 1987
Literature
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Non-Lieux, Fascicule XXXVII, cat. no. 191, p.76, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The paper is laid on canvas and the edges of the canvas are covered in black tape. There is minor dust accumulation to the surface and scattered evidence of adhesive residue to the extreme perimeter. Under extremely close inspection and with raking light, there is a minor area of stable pigment craquelure to the lower left quadrant of the work. Framed under glass.
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.
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
"I have said and I repeat that in my opinion painting is a far richer language than the language of words. It is quite useless to seek any other raison d'être for art" Jean Dubuffet