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DADO | Les Oiseaux d'Irène (two occasional tables)
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- Dado
- Les Oiseaux d'Irène (two occasional tables)
- 48,2 x 136 x 72 cm ; 19 x 53 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.
metal, pressed wood and silkscreened ceramic realised together with the artist
Conceived in 2006-2007
Provenance
Condition
Good overall condition. The finish on the metal with some instances light wear and a few scratches. Instances of light oxidation on the legs. The top with a few rare and small stains. Some of the jointing between the table top and the metal frame is missing.
"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
Tribute to Irene Nemirovsky Dado sent me these birds by series, like postcards. After a while, I had a full collection. It could have remained a secret, like a correspondence between friends.
To shape them, Dado used an encyclopedia of ornithology. The cover of the book and the title page being gone, we will never know which one. And we should not expect Dado to tell us. He does not care about references and favors the random impulses that inspire the appointments we never miss. He is not even sure that the name of some birds, written in full letters on the ripped pages, provoked his creative spark. Rock ptarmigan, Storm petrel, Eurasian siskin, Tree pipit, Manx shearwater, Common pochard. Specialized terminology certainly leaves room for fantasy. We should not be surprised to see the familiar robin in green and blue. The relationship to the natural world suggested by the book content is so free and extravagant that we feel baffled when, along the plates, we stumble upon the well-known silhouette of an owl, woodpecker or chickadee. We might think that Dado is reconnecting with some images still alive in some obsessive memories from his past.
Pierre Nahon
To shape them, Dado used an encyclopedia of ornithology. The cover of the book and the title page being gone, we will never know which one. And we should not expect Dado to tell us. He does not care about references and favors the random impulses that inspire the appointments we never miss. He is not even sure that the name of some birds, written in full letters on the ripped pages, provoked his creative spark. Rock ptarmigan, Storm petrel, Eurasian siskin, Tree pipit, Manx shearwater, Common pochard. Specialized terminology certainly leaves room for fantasy. We should not be surprised to see the familiar robin in green and blue. The relationship to the natural world suggested by the book content is so free and extravagant that we feel baffled when, along the plates, we stumble upon the well-known silhouette of an owl, woodpecker or chickadee. We might think that Dado is reconnecting with some images still alive in some obsessive memories from his past.
Pierre Nahon