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Erik Ortvad
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Erik Ortvad
- Landet jeg kender (the country i know)
- signed with initials E.O. lower left; signed and dated Erik Ortvad / 1945 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 93 by 110.5cm., 36½ by 43½in.
Condition
Original canvas, which has been covered with a thick, even plastic coating on the reverse. There is very minor retouching/infilling along the edges of the canvas visible under ultraviolet light, but this work is overall in good condition. Held in a simple, narrow, gold-painted wood 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although not a founder of the CoBrA movement, Ortvad's work was nonetheless influential among his contemporaries. Christian Dotrement wrote of his highly wrought and especially colourful painting in 1950: 'He has painted pictures that are mirrors that easily break down what surrounds us and which deforms even reality...' Dotrement's description of the kaleidoscopic nature of Ortvad's work is clearly apparent in the patchwork of colours and segmentation of forms that criss-cross the present composition, a complexity of vision that also suggests the influence of Wassily Kandinsky.