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Jeff Wall
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Jeff Wall
- Pipe Opening
- transparency in lightbox
- image: 13 by 16 3/8 in. 33 by 41.5 cm.
- light box: 18 3/4 by 22 by 5 1/2 in. 47.6 by 55.8 by 13.9 cm.
- Executed in 2002, this work is from an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Jeff Wall, April - May 2004 (another example exhibited)
Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, Schrift - Bilder - Denken: Walter Benjamin und die Kunst der Gegenwart, October 2004 - January 2005, pp. 107-111, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
Theodora Vischer & Heidi Naef, Jeff Wall: Catalogue Raisonné 1978-2004, Basel, 2005, no. 107, p. 240, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition and in good working order. There is evidence of minor dust and wear to the top edge of the box. There are minor and unobtrusive surface accretions along the edges of the Plexiglas. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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.
Catalogue Note
I photographed a lot of events, and even made them happen, so I have a relationship to event... But slowly, I started thinking more about the absence of event. And I became more interested in that.
- Jeff Wall
- Jeff Wall