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RICHARD PRINCE | Untitled
Estimate
45,000 - 65,000 GBP
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Description
- Richard Prince
- Untitled
- signed and dated 88
- screenprint, conté crayon, spray paint and collage on paper
- 61 by 48.3 cm. 24 by 19 in.
Provenance
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the background tends more towards cream and the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the backing mount along the upper edge and undulates. There are artist’s pinholes to all four corners. All collaged elements are stable. Close inspection reveals a few minute and unobtrusive media accretions in places towards the edges and four small spots of light discolouration in isolated places to the upper half of the composition.
"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
"With his repertoire of found jokes, Prince is not appropriating a particular cultural ethos, but rather keying into an antiheroic mentality that suits the overall tenor of his practice… By separating a cartoon from its caption and adding a non sequitur of a joke, Prince creates strange, hybrid emblems that offer mutable narratives…Through this deliberate confusion of discursive systems, Prince brings to the surface the hostility, fear and shame fueling much American humour" (Nancy Spector, 'Nowhere Man', in: Exh. Cat., New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Richard Prince: Spiritual America, 2007, p. 37).