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Rosemarie Trockel
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Untitled
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 87 on the stretcher
- knitted wool
- 100 by 80cm.
- 39 by 32in.
Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, 17 May 2000, Lot 215
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, 17 May 2000, Lot 215
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although they are deeper and richer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There are two very minor thread pulls towards the bottom of the left side edge, and another minor thread pull to the bottom of the right side 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
"Undoubtedly, the machine knitted wool pictures have been the Cologne artist's most prominent theme song since the early 1980s... at the time, [Trockel] took a stance against the male-dominated art scene with her distinctive, superficially feminine implied procedure.”
Exhibition Catalogue, Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Rosemarie Trockel Post-Menopause, 2006, p. 10.
Exhibition Catalogue, Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Rosemarie Trockel Post-Menopause, 2006, p. 10.