Lot 497
  • 497

Julian Schnabel

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Julian Schnabel
  • There Is No Place on This Planet More Horrible Than a Fox Farm During Pelting Season
  • gesso and marker on found object
  • 56 by 28 3/4 in. 142.2 by 73 cm.
  • Executed in 1989.

Provenance

Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
Lorena Ruiz de Villa, Barcelona
Acquired from the above by the present owner in July 2007

Exhibited

Prato, Museo d'Arte Contempranea Luigi Pecci, Julian Schnabel, 1989-1990, p. 75, illustrated in color
Cologne, Galerie Feuerle, Julian Schnabel & Early Tapestries, 1991, p. 6, illustrated

Condition

This work is in fair and sound condition overall. The overall panel is warped, and there are significant losses to the original gilding and modeling of the exterior wood framing. The paint on the original canvas, as well as the white paint on top show signs of significant craquelure and buckling, which has resulted in flaking and paint loss in some areas. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

"To those who think painting is just about itself, I'm saying the exact opposite. The concreteness of a painting can't help but allude to a world of associations that may have a completely different face other than that of the image you are looking at. The concept of formalism imposes false limits on painting under the guise of aesthetic purity, as if such a thing could exist in real life."
Julian Schnabel