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Leon Golub
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Leon Golub
- White Squad X
- signed; titled twice on a label affixed to the reverse
- acrylic on unstretched canvas with metal grommets
- 121 1/2 by 170 in. 308.6 by 431.8 cm.
- Executed in 1986.
Provenance
Gladstone Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1989
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1989
Exhibited
Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Leon Golub, April - June 1988, cat. no. 30, p. 47, illustrated in color
Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art; South London Art Gallery; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Leon Golub: Paintings 1950-2000, July 2000 - August 2001
Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art; South London Art Gallery; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Leon Golub: Paintings 1950-2000, July 2000 - August 2001
Literature
Jon Bird, Leon Golub: Echoes of the Real, London, 2000, fig. 86, p. 119, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the canvas are irregularly cut by the artist, and the work is intended to be hung unstretched from the grommets along the top edge. There are spots where the weave of the canvas is visible, which is inherent to the artist's working method. There are some pinholes along the edges which appear to have been made by the artist. This work has not been examined under Ultraviolet light. Unframed.
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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 White Squad] paintings are made of composites. I use photographs, lots of them, but there is no single image which makes up these paintings...I like to show the tension...The figures in the paintings tend to be larger than life size. This is so that they are not dwarfed by the viewer." -Leon Golub, 2000