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Mike Kelley
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mike Kelley
- King of the Mountain (from Monkey Island)
- acrylic on 4 joined sheets of paper
- 47 1/4 by 37 1/4 in. 120 by 94.6 cm.
- Executed in 1983.
Provenance
Rosamund Felson Gallery, Los Angeles
Robert A. Rowan, Los Angeles
Christie's, New York, 18 May 2001, Lot 408
Private Collection, Boston (acquired from the above sale)
Tracy Williams, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Robert A. Rowan, Los Angeles
Christie's, New York, 18 May 2001, Lot 408
Private Collection, Boston (acquired from the above sale)
Tracy Williams, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Rosamund Felson Gallery, Mike Kelley: Monkey Island, 1983
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art, 1945-1986, December 1986 - January 1988
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich, Haus Der Kunst, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993 - April 1995, p. 246
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art, 1945-1986, December 1986 - January 1988
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich, Haus Der Kunst, Mike Kelley: Catholic Tastes, November 1993 - April 1995, p. 246
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered artist pinholes along the edges of the sheets. The adhesive joining the four sheets together remains intact and is visible at some of the connection points. There is minor creasing throughout the sheets as well as a slight undulation, which are inherent to the artist’s method of working. The sheets are hinged verso intermittently to the matte along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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 mode of illustration utilized in comic books is the same as that used in dictionaries or technical manuals. I was not attempting to elevate a ‘low’ form of communication to the status of fine art as with Pop Art; I was simply trying to use a generic mode of illustration and work against its conventional, transparent reading.” Mike Kelley