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JEAN DUBUFFET | La maison abandonnée
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- La maison abandonnée
- signed and dated 52; signed, titled and dated Janvier 52 New York on the reverse
- oil on Masonite
- 31 7/8 by 36 in. 81 by 91.4 cm.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Dubuffet: Hauts lieux: paysages 1944-1984, June - October 1994, p. 53, illustrated in color
Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Jean Dubuffet: Bilder 1943-1955, January - March 1999
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Water Mill, Parrish Art Museum, Angels, Demons and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet, February - October 2013, p. 49, illustrated in color
New York, James Goodman Gallery, Dubuffet: Form & Texture, October - December 2015, p. 13, illustrated in color
Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Jean Dubuffet: Bilder 1943-1955, January - March 1999
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Water Mill, Parrish Art Museum, Angels, Demons and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet, February - October 2013, p. 49, illustrated in color
New York, James Goodman Gallery, Dubuffet: Form & Texture, October - December 2015, p. 13, illustrated in color
Literature
Lorenza Trucchi, Ed., Jean Dubuffet, Rome 1965, cat. no. 120, p. 157, illustrated
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule VII: Tables paysagées, paysages du mental, pierres philosophiques, Paris 1984, cat. no. 126, p. 83, illustrated
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule VII: Tables paysagées, paysages du mental, pierres philosophiques, Paris 1984, cat. no. 126, p. 83, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The irregularities and variations to the surface texture and edges are due to the artist's choice of medium and working method. Under very close inspection and with raking light, there are minor, unobtrusive scattered areas of pinpoint pigment loss to the extreme perimeter of the work and to some of the peaks of impasto. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are a few very minor, scattered areas of restoration to some of the peaks of impasto. Framed.
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
"One must not confuse what the eyes apprehend with what happens when the mind takes it in. In any single instant the eyes see only a side facing them, they converge on a small field. The mind totalizes; it recapitulates all the fields; it makes them dance together...Perhaps we live in a world invented by ourselves." Jean Dubuffet