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ANDREAS GURSKY | Pyongyang II
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Andreas Gursky
- Pyongyang II
- signed on a label affixed to the reverse of the left panel
- c-print face-mounted to Plexiglas, in artist's frame, in 2 parts
- Each (Framed): 81 3/8 by 101 3/4 in. 206.7 by 258.7 cm.
- Executed in 2007, this work is number 6 from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Sprüth Magers, Munich
Private Collection
Christie’s, London, 14 February 2012, Lot 38
Private Collection, Germany
de Pury, Monte Carlo, 29 September 2017, Lot 26
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection
Christie’s, London, 14 February 2012, Lot 38
Private Collection, Germany
de Pury, Monte Carlo, 29 September 2017, Lot 26
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art; Sharjah, Sharjah Art Museum, Andreas Gursky, May 2007 – January 2008, pp. 132-33, illustrated in color (front and back cover)
Kiev, Pinchuk Art Centre, Rhine on the Dnipro: Julia Stoschek Collection/Andreas Gursky, September – December 2008, n.p. (text) (another example exhibited)
Kiev, Pinchuk Art Centre, Rhine on the Dnipro: Julia Stoschek Collection/Andreas Gursky, September – December 2008, n.p. (text) (another example exhibited)
Literature
Nina Zimmer and Seraina Werthemann, Eds., Andreas Gursky, Basel 2007, pp. 71-73 (text) and pp. 94-95, illustrated in color
Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean and James Kalliardos, Visionaire 55: Surprise, volume 1, New York 2008, n.p., illustrated in color
Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean and James Kalliardos, Visionaire 55: Surprise, volume 1, New York 2008, n.p., illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Upon close inspection and under raking light, there is evidence of faint handling and wear to the artist's frame, with some minor scratches, and scattered faint surface scratches throughout the surface of the Plexiglas. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
“Pictures in which the propaganda is too obvious would not be suitable because they are far too narrative. I just want to show that this is a kind of ersatz religion, a staging of collective happiness, and how it looks." Andreas Gursky