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Charles LeDray
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Charles LeDray
- My Baby
- fabric, thread, yarn, reed, cable, wire, metal, wood, white stoneware, paint, glass and plastic
- 46 1/2 by 24 by 21 in. 118.1 by 60.9 by 53.5 cm.
- Executed in 1993 - 1996.
Provenance
Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in April 1993
Acquired by the present owner from the above in April 1993
Exhibited
New York, Jay Gorney Modern Art, Charles LeDray, April - May 1996
Stamford, Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, As Time Goes By: History, Memory and the Sentimental, June - August 1997, p. 8, illustrated
New York, Zwirner & Wirth, Contemporary Sculpture from a Private Collection, September - October 2006, n.p., illustrated in color
Stamford, Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, As Time Goes By: History, Memory and the Sentimental, June - August 1997, p. 8, illustrated
New York, Zwirner & Wirth, Contemporary Sculpture from a Private Collection, September - October 2006, n.p., illustrated in color
Literature
Roberta Smith, "Charles LeDray," The New York Times, April 12, 1996, C28
Peter Schjeldahl, "No Kidding," The Village Voice, April 23, 1996, p. 91
Jeff Weinstein, "Tender Buttons," Artforum, Summer 1996, p. 89
"History, Memory and Sentimentality Highlight Exhibit at Whitney Museum," A Brooks Community Newspaper, June 5 - June 11, 1997, n.p., illustrated
Linda Matys O'Connell, "As Time Goes By," The Sunday Advocate, Stamford, col. 160, no. 66, June 15, 1997, n.p., illustrated
William Zimmer, "Yes, There Does Exist a Place for the Sheerest of Sentiment," New York Times, July 27, 1997, p. 14, illustrated
"Summer Exhibit at Whitney," Greenwich, July - August 1997, n.p. illustrated
"In Connecticut: Recent Nauman, Sentimental Memories and Black Culture," New York Times, 1997, p. L10 (text reference)
Exh. Cat., Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art (and travelling), Charles LeDray: Sculpture 1989-2002, 2003, n.p., illustrated in color
Peter Schjeldahl, "No Kidding," The Village Voice, April 23, 1996, p. 91
Jeff Weinstein, "Tender Buttons," Artforum, Summer 1996, p. 89
"History, Memory and Sentimentality Highlight Exhibit at Whitney Museum," A Brooks Community Newspaper, June 5 - June 11, 1997, n.p., illustrated
Linda Matys O'Connell, "As Time Goes By," The Sunday Advocate, Stamford, col. 160, no. 66, June 15, 1997, n.p., illustrated
William Zimmer, "Yes, There Does Exist a Place for the Sheerest of Sentiment," New York Times, July 27, 1997, p. 14, illustrated
"Summer Exhibit at Whitney," Greenwich, July - August 1997, n.p. illustrated
"In Connecticut: Recent Nauman, Sentimental Memories and Black Culture," New York Times, 1997, p. L10 (text reference)
Exh. Cat., Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art (and travelling), Charles LeDray: Sculpture 1989-2002, 2003, n.p., illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are a few areas of very fine craquelure to the white paint on the wicker basket. There are some light dust accretions on the objects in the interior of the basket.
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
"My Baby, four years in the making, is a very fancy, lace-veiled wicker bassinet cradling an infant's knitted baptismal garb and, on a shelf beneath, a jumble of what seem all the materials and tools used in its creation. Of course, every last item--spool, pin, metal scissors, and so on, as well as wicker and lace--was fabricated from scratch. The work activates staggering qualities of cunning and beauty in selfless devotion to a radiant child who happens not to exist. "
Peter Schjeldahl, "No Kidding," The Village Voice, April 23, 1996, p. 91
Peter Schjeldahl, "No Kidding," The Village Voice, April 23, 1996, p. 91