Lot 153
  • 153

Yves Tanguy

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Yves Tanguy
  • Sans titre
  • gouache on paper
  • 27.8 x 21.4 cm; 11 x 8 3/8 in.

Provenance

Alvein Greenstein, Chicago
Julien Levy, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 5, 1981, lot 153)
Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
Société de Développement Artistique (SDA), France
Acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Brandt on September 24, 1999

Exhibited

Paris, Artcurial, L'aventure Surréaliste autour d'André Breton, 1986, illustrated in the catalogue p. 99
Paris, Artcurial, Papiers de peintres, Papiers de sculpteurs, 1991
New York, Kagan Martos Gallery, Painting Generation 1920-2000, 2000
Boone, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, Confluences and Influences, 2003
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 147
Quimper, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper; Barcelona, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Yves Tanguy l'univers surréaliste, 2007-08, no. 182, illustrated in the catalogue p. 184 (French edition)

Literature

Pierre Matisse, Yves Tanguy, un recueil de ses œuvres, New York, 1963, no. 367, illustrated p. 164
Patrick Waldberg, Yves Tanguy, Brussels, 1977, illustrated p. 234

Condition

Executed on thick wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two points along the upper edge. There is a pinhole to the lower right corner. Upper edge is slightly unevenly cut. The sheet is a bit time-stained. Otherwise this work is in very good condition.
"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."