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Frank Stella
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Frank Stella
- The Musket
- acrylic and enamel on aluminum
- 76 1/2 by 75 by 35 in. 194.3 by 190.5 by 88.9 cm.
- Executed in 1990.
Provenance
Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich
Private Collection, Zurich
Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 2011, lot 266
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Private Collection, Zurich
Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 2011, lot 266
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Literature
Robert K. Wallace, Frank Stella's Moby Dick: Words and Shapes, Ann Arbor, 2000, cat. no. 242
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There is evidence of light wear on the cylindrical supporting element where it meets to wall including some intermittent paint losses, possibly inherent to the artistÂ’s working method. There are various media accretions and some very faint and unobtrusive pale drip accretions visible in some scattered areas throughout, all likely inherent to the artistÂ’s working method. There are some paint losses on the cylindrical supporting element where the metal curves, only viewable when the work is seen from behind.
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.
Catalogue Note
"The isolated subterraneousness of the cabin made a certain humming silence to reign there, though it was hooped round by all the roar of the elements. The loaded muskets in the rack were shiningly revealed, as they stood upright against the forward bulkhead. Starbuck was an honest, upright man; but out of Starbuck’s heart, at that instant when he saw the muskets, there strangely evolved an evil thought; but so blent with its neutral or good accompaniments that for the instant he hardly knew it for itself."
Herman Melville, "Chapter 123: The Musket," Moby Dick, New York, 1851