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Marlene Dumas
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Marlene Dumas
- Bonnard's Wife
- signed, titled and dated 1999
- acrylic and watercolour on paper
- 123.7 by 69.8cm.; 48 3/4 by 27 1/2 in.
Provenance
Frith Street Gallery, London
Sale: Phillips de Pury & Co., London, Contemporary Art, 17 November 2006, Lot 131
David Zwirner, New York
Private Collection, Vienna
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2009
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer, with the paper tone tending more towards cream in the original. The illustration fails to fully convey the iridescent quality of the pigment apparent in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged to the backing board at intervals on the reverse and there is associated light undulation to the paper. The top and bottom edges are deckled. There are a number of artist's pin holes scattered along the top of the composition, and another right of centre towards the lower edge.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"Painting is my oldest subject, Fashion is my newest, and Beauty is my youngest. (They say) Art no longer produces Beauty: She produces meaning. But (I say) one cannot paint a picture, or make an image of a woman, and not deal with the concept of beauty."
Marlene Dumas in Mariska van den Berg, ed., Sweet Nothings, Amsterdam 1998, p. 96
Marlene Dumas in Mariska van den Berg, ed., Sweet Nothings, Amsterdam 1998, p. 96