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Olafur Eliasson
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Olafur Eliasson
- Melting Ice Series
signed on a label affixed to the backing board of the bottom right photograph
- chromogenic print, in 20 parts
- Each: 9 1/4 by 13 3/8 in. 23.5 by 34 cm.
- Executed in 2002, this work is from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Exhibited
Houston, The Menil Collection, Olafur Eliasson: Photographs, May - September 2004, p. 83, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Vienna, The Albertina, Infinite Ice: Traversing the Arctic and the Alps from 1860 to the Present, August - November 2008 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition.
Images (left to right; top to bottom) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19: appear in excellent condition. There are no apparent condition problems with these works.
Image 5: there is a minute accretion 2 ½ inches from the bottom and 5 inches from the right.
Image 6: there is a minute and unobtrusive scratch 3 inches from the left and 4 from the bottom.
Image 7: there is a minute protrusion approximately 2 inches from the left and 4 inches from the top.
Image 15: there is a minute handling crease on the right edge 3 inches from the bottom.
Image 17: there is a minute surface accretion 4 inches from the top and 5 from the left.
Image 20: there is a minute accretion 2 ½ inches from the bottom and 3 ½ inches from the left.
All framed under glass. Not examined out of the frame.
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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.