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Lot 458
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Maurizio Cattelan

Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description

  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Good Versus Evil
  • porcelain, enamel, WengĂ©, American Black Walnut, foam and suede with artist's box
  • Chessboard: 12 by 22 by 22 in. 30.5 by 55.9 by 55.9 cm.
  • Figures: Largest 8 by 5 3/4 in. 20.3 by 14.6 cm.; Smallest; 4 1/2 by 2 in. 11.4 by 5 cm.
  • Executed in 2003, this work is artist's proof number 2 from an edition of 7 plus 4 artist's proofs.

Provenance

RS&A Ltd., London
Acquired by the present owner fom the above

Exhibited

London, The Gilbert Collection, The Art of Chess, June - November 2003, p. 47, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
New York, Luhring Augustine Gallery, The Art of Chess, October - December, 2005 (another example exhibited)

Condition

This work appears in very good condition overall. There are faint and unobtrusive scratches to the wood board. There is a fine hairline crease located to the right hand of Joan of Arc (the figure holding a flag). Otherwise, the pawns are sound and 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.
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Catalogue Note

List of Characters

 

On the 'Evil' side (Black/Silver band on base):

 

King: Hitler
Queen: Cruella de Ville

Bisho: Cronos (the God of Time)

Bishop: Bergman's figure of 'Death'

Knight: Sigmund Freud with suitcase
Knight: Salome with head of John the Baptist
Rook: Dracula

Rook: The Tree of Knowledge

Pawn: Stalin

Pawn: Nero

Pawn: General Custer

Pawn: Mata Hari

Pawn: Pol Pot

Pawn: Donatella Versace

Pawn: Rasputin

Pawn: Al Capone

 

On the 'Good' side (White/Gold band on base):

 

King: Martin Luther King

Queen: Mary Magdalene

Bishop: Gandhi

Bishop: Che Guevara

Knight: Ciccolina

Knight: Joan of Arc

Rook: Francis of Assisi

Rook: Freud with a Pipe

Pawn: An American Firefighter

Pawn: Superman

Pawn: Sitting Bull

Pawn: Wolf standing on its hind legs

Pawn: Mother Theresa

Pawn: Sofia Lauren

Pawn: Dalai Lama

Pawn: Pinocchio

 


From my close contact with artists and chess players I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.
- Marcel Duchamp