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Gideon Rubin B. 1973
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Gideon Rubin
- Self Portrait
- each signed Gideon Rubin and dated 2001 (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas, a diptych
- each: 14 1/8 by 12 in.
- 36 by 30.5 cm.
- Painted in 2001.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner directly from the artist
Condition
This work is in very good condition.
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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.
Catalogue Note
A Graduate of the School of Visual Art New York and the Slade School of Fine Art, London, Rubin has in the last six years held numerous solo exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, London and Tel Aviv which garnered much critical acclaim. Rubin's portraiture manages to achieve an uncanny likeness via a seemingly chaotic assault of violent brushstrokes. Very much in the vein of Francis Bacon, he manages to reveal the real inner essence of the sitter and through the texture of paint unravels a psychological and emotional portrait. The lack of facial features and the reduction of detail create a sensation of a memory fading away and show how Rubin is discovering new ways to represent emotion and memory in a painterly way.