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Jack Whitten
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Jack Whitten
- Epsilon Group, III
- signed, titled and dated 1976 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 63 1/2 by 63 1/2 in. 161.3 by 161.3 cm.
Provenance
Alexander Gray Associates, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, Jack Whitten: Erasures, Paintings from 1975-79, December 2012 - March 2013
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of very light wear to the turning edges and corners of the work, only visible upon close inspection. The surface texture is inherent to the artist’s working method and the areas of minor impasto are well intact. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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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 had a conversation with John Coltrane, in 1965, at the Club Coronet in Brooklyn…Coltrane told me how he equated his sound to sheets: the sound you hear in his music comes at you in waves…I think that, in plastic terms, translating from sound, I was sensing sheets, waves of light. A sheet of light passing, that’s how I was seeing light. That’s why I refer to these paintings as energy fields." Jack Whitten