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Martin Finnin
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Martin Finnin
- Washing the Gasoline Dream
- signed l.l.: FINNIN; also signed and dated 2016 twice on the reverse
- oil on linen
- 100 by 100cm., 39½ by 39½in.
Condition
Excellent original condition. No retouching under ultraviolet light.
Held in an attractive dark stained wood box frame - clean and ready to hang.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
I hope Martin Finnin will agree when I say he will be the first to admit his work does not pretend to build upon and develop further the grand theories of abstract art thrashed out in the 20th century. While great artworks and ideas may hover in the background, Finnin is, as he says, an intuitive artist. His canvases are personal explorations and wanderings, where chance has played a strong part. He largely happened upon his career as an artist, and continues to happen upon the tools, inventions and dialogue within his work. This does in no way diminish of course his clearly profound sense of colour and form. Finnin works on several canvases at once, building them up layer upon layer, which requires great patience, and then boldness when he strips them back to start again. His tools can be surprising: paint brushes are rarely the norm but perspex, cassettes, clothes or sleeves, leading to surprising inventions. Objects and ideas take shape in his work and as they evolve, they in turn lead the artist. The end result is imbued with a great sense of joy - a joy in a new colour or shape the artist has found, which we in turn can share.