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Janine Janet, 1913-2000
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Janine Janet
- Esclave noir, pièce unique, 1958
- signée Janine Janet sur un coquillage à l'avant entre les jambes du personnage
- Hauteur sans le socle : 111 cm (43 3/4 in.) Largeur : 66 cm (26 in.) Profondeur : 62 cm (24 3/8 in.)
sculpture en plâtre recouverte de mica, nacre et améthyste ; sur un socle postérieur en bois laqué noir
Provenance
Janine Janet
Galerie Olivier Watelet, Paris, Biennale des Anitiquaires , 1998
Collection Wolfgang Joop
Literature
Claude d'Anthenaise, Janine Janet métamorphoses, éd. Norma, Paris, 2003, p.44
Cette sculpture a été crée pour les vitrines de la Maison Christian Dior en 1958. Elle faisait initialement partie d'une paire
Condition
Bon etat général.
Des traces de salissures entre les plaques de mica et dans les recoins des parties plaquées d'améthyste.
Quelques plaques en mica ont été remplacées, quelques autres avec des petites fissures, quelques unes, rares sont manquantes , l'une plus visible sous le genou gauche.
Good overall condition.
Traces of dirt between the mica plaques and in the amethyst part, normal. A few mica bits have been replaced, some are showing tiny cracks, and a few missing, among them one more visible under the left knee.
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.