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Sigmar Polke
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Sigmar Polke
- Untitled
signed and dated 83
- mixed media on paper
- 39 by 27 1/4 in. 99.1 by 69.2 cm.
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1985
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1985
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of faint soft creases to the sheet. There is a slight undulation to the sheet which is inherent to the artist's working method. There is a 1/4 inch rub mark with associated loss to the skin of the paper at the top left corner which is presumably inherent to the artist's working method. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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
"Polke for a long time has been the most interesting, least predictable of the painters around...[his work] has a deep kind of shrewdness." (Robert Storr, "The Alchemist's Moment: The Reclusive Mr. Polke," The New York Times, Weekend Arts and Lesiure, Sunday, May 27, 2007, p.1)
"Polke's paintings are much more than marooned and shipwrecked images, art historical salvage and technical pyrotechnics. His art may have begun as a European response to American pop art, but it went on to be much more. He both dismantled painting and reconfigured our idea of what it could be. He respected history and played devil with it." (Adriane Searle, The Guardian, June 16, 2010)