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Anselm Reyle
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Anselm Reyle
- Untitled
- mixed media on canvas
- 56 by 47 3/4 by 3 in. 142.2 by 121.2 by 7.6 cm.
- Executed in 2006.
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are no apparent condition problems with this work. Framed under Plexiglas. Not examined out of the frame.
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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
Seemingly driven by the conviction that it doesn't take much to make a painting, Mr. Reyle's formalism is more rock 'n' roll than goofy. The best works incoporate touches of fluorescent pink, glitter, silver Mylar or expanses of black. These elements give a contemporary flash to obvious evocations of abstract styles past: gestural smears, hard-edge stripes, a black monochrome and a cascade of pours and drips... [forming] a surprisingly beautiful, if overly conceptual, meditation on the ways, means and inevitability of pictorial illusion and an obvious critique of the automatic validity. Roberta Smith ("Art in Review; Anselm Reyle," New York Times, January 30, 2004)