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Dana Schutz
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Dana Schutz
- Self Eater #2
- signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 74 by 109.5 cm. 29 by 43 in.
Provenance
LFL Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin and Zach Feuer Gallery, Dana Schutz: Self Eaters and the People Who Love Them, January - February 2004
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the purple tones are cooler and brighter in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet.
"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
“… The Self-Eaters began privately as drawings that I was afraid would seem super angsty, like bad therapy or really embarrassing expressionism, but I became interested in the way they could open up into a situation. If you took death out of the equation, they could eat themselves and then remake themselves to be any form they wanted to be. In this case the subject was a site – something that constantly produced and consumed itself. I felt like it could relate to painting, since there was so much recycling going on, but also other systems in the world” (Dana Schutz cited in: Helaine Posner, ‘If the Face Had Wheels: An Interview with Dana Schutz’, in: Exh. Cat., New York, Neuberger Museum of Art (and travelling), If the Face Had Wheels: Dana Schutz, 2011. p. 87).