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Josef Albers
Estimate
350,000 - 550,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Josef Albers
- Homage to the Square: Last Year
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 64; signed, titled and dated 1964 on the reverse
- oil on masonite
- 40 by 40 in. 101.6 by 101.6 cm.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Galerie Agnes Lefort, Montreal
Christie's, London, May 23, 1996, Lot 110
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Museum of Modern Art; St. Louis, City Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Pasadena Art Museum; Baltimore Museum of Art, The Responsive Eye, February 1965 - January 1966
Condition
This work is in good condition. There is a pin-point brown accretion to the lower edge 2 in. from the right. There are two areas of black pigment accretion located 4 in. from the right and 3 in. from the bottom . There are two surface scratches located 8-9 in. from the right and 13 ½ in. from the top and 4-6 ¼ in. from the right and 17 in. from the top. Under UV light, a liquid splattering, visible under normal light, fluoresces in the lower left corner in an area extending 8 in. from the left and 6 in. up from the bottom. This liquid accretion is also present along the length of the right edge measuring 8 in. across at its widest point (along the bottom edge). Framed in a metal strip frame.
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.