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Gene Davis
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Gene Davis
- Blue Freakout
- signed, titled and dated 1967 on the overlap
- oil on canvas
- 57 1/8 by 57 1/8 in. 145.1 by 145.1 cm.
Provenance
Marshall Field Art Gallery, Chicago (acquired directly from the artist in 1968)
Dr. and Mrs. Harold M. Engle, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1968)
Mr. Will Flesner, The Woodlands, Texas
Acquired by descent to the present owner
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered fine surface abrasions; most notably there is an extremely fine 14 inch vertical abrasion extending from 13 ½ inches from the right edge and 29 ½ inches from the bottom edge. There is also an impression in the surface located 16 inches from the top edge and 4 inches from the right edge.
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
"Look at the painting in terms of individual colors. In other words, instead of simply glancing at the work, select a specific color such as yellow or a lime green, and take the time to see how it operates across the painting. Approached this way, something happens, I can't explain it. But one must enter the painting through the door of a single color. And then, you can understand what my painting is all about." - Gene Davis (Donald Wall, ed., Gene Davis, New York, 1975, p. 31)