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Urs Fischer
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Urs Fischer
- You Can Only Lose
- polystyrene, acrylic paint, Aqua-Resin, screws and fiberglass
- 125 x 43 1/4 x 43 in. 317.5 x 109.8 x 109.2 cm.
- Executed in 2003.
Provenance
Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003
Exhibited
New York, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Portrait of a Single Raindrop, April - May 2003
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Urs Fischer, April - August 2013, p. 359, illustrated in color and pp. 33-34, illustrated in color (in installation at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York, 2003)
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Urs Fischer, April - August 2013, p. 359, illustrated in color and pp. 33-34, illustrated in color (in installation at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York, 2003)
Literature
Exh. Cat., New York, New Museum, Urs Fischer: Shovel in a Hole, 2009, p. 133, illustrated in color (in installation at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, 2003) and p. 405, illustrated in color
Condition
This sculpture is in excellent condition. There is a stable fine hairline crack on the outer face of the juncture of the lower right leg (as illustrated) and the table top.
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.