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Yinka Shonibare
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Yinka Shonibare
- Leisure Lady (with pugs)
- fiberglass mannequin, 3 fiberglass dogs, Dutch wax printed cotton, leather, shoes, glass, bells and baseplate
- mannequin: 63 by 31 1/2 by 31 1/2 in. 160 by 80 by 80 in.
- each dog: 16 by 42 by 8 in. 40.6 by 106.7 by 20.3 cm.
- Executed in 2001.
Provenance
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in March 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner in March 2002
Exhibited
New York, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Yinka Shonibare, January - March 2002
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Double Dress: Yinka Shonibare, a Nigerian/British Artist, March - November 2002, n.p., illustrated in color
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien, Double Dutch | Yinka Shonibare, February - September, 2004, illustrated in color (cover)
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Double Dress: Yinka Shonibare, a Nigerian/British Artist, March - November 2002, n.p., illustrated in color
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien, Double Dutch | Yinka Shonibare, February - September, 2004, illustrated in color (cover)
Literature
Exh. Cat., Brooklyn Museum (and traveling), Yinka Shonibare MBE, 2008, p. 128, illustrated in color
Josephine Steed and Frances Stevenson, Basics Textile Design 01: Sourcing Ideas Researching Colour, Surface, Structure, Texture and Pattern, Lausanne 2012, p. 131, illustrated in color
Josephine Steed and Frances Stevenson, Basics Textile Design 01: Sourcing Ideas Researching Colour, Surface, Structure, Texture and Pattern, Lausanne 2012, p. 131, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All elements are accounted for and intact. There is light wear, scattered faint surface scratches and some minor surface accretions on the figure's neck, chest and hands. There is light wear and dust accumulation within the pleats of the fabric. There is wear and scattered, minor pigment losses to the three dogs, most notably at their feet.
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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
“Whilst the leisure pursuit might look frivolous…my depiction of it is a way of engaging with that power. It is actually an expression of something much more profoundly serious insofar as the accumulation of wealth and power that is personified in leisure was no doubt a product of exploiting other people.” Yinka Shonibare