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Louise Nevelson
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Nevelson
- Untitled (Columns)
- wood, painted white
- 98 by 94 by 28 3/4 in. 248.9 by 238.8 by 73 cm.
- Executed in 1976.
Provenance
The Pace Gallery, New York
Christie's, New York, May 4, 1993, lot 13
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Christie's, New York, May 4, 1993, lot 13
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Louise Nevelson, July - October 1994, cat. no. 149, p. 183, illustrated in color
Literature
Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch, eds., Laufen Sie Meine Damen, ein Mann ist im Rosengarten: Künstlerinnen Die Sammlung Ulla Pietzsch, Berlin, 2009, p. 47, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are a few minor areas of paint loss particularly located on the edges and crevices. There are scattered dust accretions primarily located again at the crevices. Additionally there are a few areas in which the surface shows evidence of splintering. When installed the vertical elements sit on the base but are not affixed firmly to the base.
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
"The very best of Nevelson's individual assemblages, or structures, or sculptures (or drawings, as she has referred to them) are, variously, exquisite, powerful, remote, primordial, and always intellectually stimulating. They do things to the mind akin to what a Bach two- or three-part invention does. But it is when these singularities are combined, joined in company to many others - assemblage of assemblage - that they accumulate an emotional intensity that is the essence of Nevelson's specialness." - Edward Albee (Louise Nevelson: Atmosphere and Environments, New York, 1980, pp. 28-29)