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Michelangelo Pistoletto
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Television
signed, titled, dated 1962-83 and numbered 1/2 on the reverse
- silkscreen on stainless steel
- 100 by 120cm.; 39 3/8 by 47 1/4 in.
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the reflective quality of the background.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is minor wear to the extreme bottom edge in the bottom right hand corner with associated paint loss. There are a further few specks of loss towards the bottom left hand corner. There are a few small patches of media residue to the top left and right and bottom left hand corners.There is a minute hairline scratch to the top left hand corner and a further tiny one to the left of this. There are two minor rub marks to the upper left hand quadrant towards the top left hand corner.
"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
Michelangelo Pistoletto's work featured in two highly influential
group exhibitions held at the ICA in the late sixties: The Obsessive
Image 1960-1968, 1968; and When Attitudes Become Form, 1969.
Pistoletto's donation to the ICA is Television, 1962–83. In 1962 the
artist began to transfer photographic likenesses of objects onto
reflective metal surfaces, creating an evocative interplay between
printed image and reflection. This work shares with Pop art a tribute
to the poetic nature of objects, but the everyday elements – in this
case a desk featuring a computer and other paraphernalia – aligns
the work with Arte Povera. The work is one of two which employ this
particular image.
group exhibitions held at the ICA in the late sixties: The Obsessive
Image 1960-1968, 1968; and When Attitudes Become Form, 1969.
Pistoletto's donation to the ICA is Television, 1962–83. In 1962 the
artist began to transfer photographic likenesses of objects onto
reflective metal surfaces, creating an evocative interplay between
printed image and reflection. This work shares with Pop art a tribute
to the poetic nature of objects, but the everyday elements – in this
case a desk featuring a computer and other paraphernalia – aligns
the work with Arte Povera. The work is one of two which employ this
particular image.