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RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER | Exclamation Point
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Richard Artschwager
- Exclamation Point
- acrylic on wood, in 2 parts
- i. 13 by 4 by 4 in. 33 by 10.2 by 10.2 cm.
- ii. Diameter: 7 in. 18 cm.
- Executed in 1968.
Provenance
Private Collection (gift of the artist)
Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. This work is in two separate parts and the vertical element is suspended over the circular element. Only visible under very close inspection, there are a few, very faint unobtrusive surface scratches and a few scattered pinpoint surface accretions to both elements. Only visible when de-installed and under very close inspection, there are a few pinpoint, unobtrusive losses to the pigment on the underside of each element.
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.
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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
"...[T]hey appear as humorous, sensuous forms — yet mute ones, detached from the dramatic feeling or sound that they would imply in a text. Decontextualizing the emotion associated with the mark contradictorily summons an existential loneliness" Adam Weinberg, director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, in Richard Artschwager: Books, Punctuation, Splats & Time, Krakow Witkin Gallery, Boston 2016