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Frank Stella
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Frank Stella
- The Crotch (S63X - 1st Version)
stainless steel, carbon steel and patinated bronze construction, in eight parts
- height 198 in.
- 502.9 cm
- Executed in 1987
Provenance
The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1988
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1988
Condition
The work is unassembled. The elements are on pallets, secured with new strapping and buffered with custom-made foam supports.
Element A brown coiled piece: a patch of white paint on one edge probably from a wall where previously attached.
Element B longest piece: good condition.
Element C approx. 15 foot silvered piece: good condition.
Element D brown spiral: uneven patina including some stains of verdigris which may be intentional or acceptable to the artist.
Element E silver/brown slablike element with attached right-angled piece, incised lines in fan formation: uneven patination in latter element (as D).
Element F green 'parsley': patination uneven but again, this appears intentional
Element G silvered 'parsley': one tiny paint spot near edge.
Element H flat grey/green piece with raised straight parallel lines: some evidence of rust stains (more likely from bolts) around bolt hole and also on nearby edge.
Hardware: the smaller pieces are packed into separate packets of plastic wrap, each labeled; the larger bolts are loose in the plastic wrap package that contains all the hardware. The bolts all appear to be of standard commercial manufacture so are readily replaceable; but probably none are missing.
This work may be viewed during the pre-sale exhibition hours at Dun-Rite storage facility in New York: Directions to Dun-Rite Warehouse from Sotheby's:
Take the F.D.R. Drive north to the Bronx. Follow signs to the Bruckner Expressway. Take the Bruckner Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway. Follow the Sheridan Expressway to the last exit (East Tremont Avenue). Make a left turn at the light to East Tremont Avenue. Make a left turn onto East Tremont Avenue and follow East Tremont Avenue to the Boston Road. At the light, make a left turn onto the Boston Road, staying under the elevated train. The Boston Road becomes Southern Boulevard. Remain on Southern Boulevard. The entrance to Dun-Rite Warehouse is at 1561 Southern Boulevard.
Please call Tanya Hayes at (212) 606-7285 to arrange for viewing this lot at Dun-Rite.
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.