- 507
Mike Kelley
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mike Kelley
- One Was Fat, One Was Lean
- mannequin leg, stitched cloth, shoes, ribbon, buttons and card
- 37 1/2 by 89 by 24 in. 95.3 by 226.1 by 61 cm.
- Executed in 2005.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005
Exhibited
London, Gagosian Gallery, Mike Kelley: Hermaphrodite Drawings (2005-2006), February - March 2007
Culver City, Royal/T, Just Love Me, April - August 2008
Culver City, Royal/T, The Never-Ending Story: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Obsession, February - August 2010
Culver City, Royal/T, Just Love Me, April - August 2008
Culver City, Royal/T, The Never-Ending Story: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Obsession, February - August 2010
Condition
This work is in excellent and sound condition overall. The leg and body elements are separate from each other. There is evidence of minor creasing and pale time staining to the left ribbon on the central body element. There is evidence of scattered surface stains to the white ribbon on the leg element and scattered, light wear to the white tights. There is evidence of light wear to the laces of the shoes.
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
"Dolls are designed to be projected onto as generically human. Handmade toys have a really strange presence especially when you compare them to the commercially made ones that are standardized. This is why they’re so weird, I think they are unconscious projections of the maker. The makers of the standardized things have gone through and excised anything that looks vaguely personal or idiosyncratic."
Mike Kelley