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Juan Muñoz
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Juan Muñoz
- The Inventor of Mirrors
- polyester resin on canvas, wood and metal, in 2 parts
- Figure: 58 by 21 by 35 in. 147.3 by 53.3 by 88.9 cm.
- Roll Gate: 98 1/2 by 50 1/2 by 1 1/2 in. 250.2 by 128.3 by 3.8 cm.
- Executed in 1999.
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Belgium
Private Collection, Madrid
Sotheby's, London, 15 October 2010, Lot 40 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Belgium
Private Collection, Madrid
Sotheby's, London, 15 October 2010, Lot 40 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Juan Muñoz: Crossroads, September - October 1999
Literature
Exh. Cat., Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution (and traveling), Juan Muñoz, 2002, p. 182, illustrated
Teresa Azevedo, "Juan Muñoz o el arte," Art Notes, No. 25, February 2009, p. 77, illustrated in color
Teresa Azevedo, "Juan Muñoz o el arte," Art Notes, No. 25, February 2009, p. 77, illustrated in color
Condition
The work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is minor rubbing to the upper vertical metal edges of the roll gate, each 5 inches from the top edge and one minor area of rubbing on the right side of the gate, which is 20 inches from the bottom edge.
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
"I'm trying to open sculpture to a larger frame of reference by including optical illusions. It seems necessary to me in order to reject the obsession with the physical object. For example, I know that I can make a sculpture that appears to weigh one ton out of ten pounds of polyester resin." Juan Munoz