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Lot 181
  • 181

Louise Bourgeois

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Bourgeois
  • He Disappeared Into Complete Silence (Wye 29-38)
  • engravings
  • largest sheet 255 by 181 mm 10 by 7 1/8 in
  • smallest sheet 250 by 162 mm 9 7/8 by 6 3/8 in
Nine engravings, 1947, each signed in pencil and annotated with a plate number, presumably from the proposed edition of 44, lacking the text, title page and justification, on various wove papers  (9 prints)




Please note: the print annotated Plate 2 is Plate 5 in the Wye catalogue raisonnĂ©. The one annotated Plate 4 is Plate 6. The one annotated Plate 5 is Plate 2. The one annotated Plate 6 is Plate 4.

Condition

The prints are in good condition with full margins and the deckle edge. Each sheet with pale discoloration at the sheet edges and in the margins. Plate 1 with a soft crease at upper right. In Plate 9 the discoloration at bottom extends slightly further into the lower margin. A band of faint discoloration extends along the left margin beside the plate edge (approx. 3 1/2 inches long), with related minor surface scuffing and soiling in the lower half of the margin.
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.