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Amy Sillman
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Amy Sillman
- Purple/Pipesmoker
- signed twice and dated 2009 on the overlap; signed and dated 2009 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 90 1/2 by 84 3/4 in. 229.9 by 215.3 cm.
- Executed in 2009.
Provenance
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Annandale-on-Hudson, Bard College Hessel Museum of Art, Amy Sillman: One Lump or Two, October 2013 - September 2014
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Yes & No, December 2015 - January 2016
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Yes & No, December 2015 - January 2016
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to the edges of the canvas. Under close inspection, there is craquelure and minor associated losses from flaking in the yellow pigment in upper left quadrant, likely inherent to the artist's process and working method. 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
"When I was going to school you had to declare an allegiance to a form and an attitude towards abstraction, and from the get-go I wasn’t going to declare an allegiance. Perhaps I just had a contradictory way of thinking, but it was useful for me to have the figure come and go, let's say—for the figure to be able to flicker in and then be dismissed. Painting is real close to the bone, and people do what they do." Amy Sillman