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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Arbre, livre et gite
- transfer on polyester
- 46 1/2 by 26 by 24 3/8 in. 118 by 66 by 62 cm.
- Executed in 1969.
Provenance
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Madame Chandon de Briailles, Paris
Loudmer & Poulain, Paris, 14 May 1976
Private Collection, Paris
Drouot, Paris, 24 April 1983
Private Collection, Paris
Artcurial, Paris, 8 June 2004, Lot 226
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above sale by the present owner)
Madame Chandon de Briailles, Paris
Loudmer & Poulain, Paris, 14 May 1976
Private Collection, Paris
Drouot, Paris, 24 April 1983
Private Collection, Paris
Artcurial, Paris, 8 June 2004, Lot 226
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above sale by the present owner)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Jean Dubuffet, October - November 1971, n.p., illustrated
Literature
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXV: arbres, murs, architectures, Lausanne 1974, cat. no. 2, p. 13, illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The inconsistency to the texture, overall gray tonality, scattered craquelure and traces of yellow discoloration are inherent to the artist’s transfer process and chosen polyester support. Under close inspection, there is scattered minor pinpoint rubbing visible to the black-painted areas, exposing the white layer of paint underneath. Please note the base is not original to this work.
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
"What I expect from any work of art is that it surprises me, that it violates my customary valuations of things and offers me other, unexpected ones."
Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet