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Jacques Lipchitz 1891-1973
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jacques Lipchitz
- Study for Our Tree of Life
- signed J Lipchitz (lower right)
- charcoal, ink and gouache on blue paper
- sheet: 25 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.
- 65.5 by 50.2 cm.
- executed in 1968
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the previous owner (Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, October 22, 1976, lot 329, illustrated)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
sheet rippled, some mat-staining, small tear to lower left edge, not examined out of the frame
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
This is a study for Lipchitz's final work. As he worked on the sculpture Notre Dame de Liesse for a church in Assy, France in 1947, Lipchitz noted: "...I immediately had ideas about something similar related to my own religion...It is like an Indian totem having to do with the whole development of Judaism...with its base on the edge of Mount Scopus, overlooking the Judean hills and the Dead Sea in the distance...an absolutely extraordinary commission, and if I am able to complete it it will be the climax of my life." (Jacques Lipchitz with H. H. Arnason, My Life in Sculpture, 1972, pp. 198-201).