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Lucas Samaras
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Lucas Samaras
- SITTING (NUDE WOMAN WITH ARMS RAISED)
- polacolor polaroid
unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print, signed and dated twice in pencil on the reverse, framed, an Innovation/Imagination exhibition label on the reverse, 1981
Exhibited
San Francisco, The Friends of Photography, Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography, May - July 1999, and traveling to 11 other venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
Literature
Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography (The Friends of Photography, 1999), p. 65 (this print)
Marla Prather, Unrepentant Ego: The Self-Portraits of Lucas Samaras (Whitney Museum of American Art, 2003), p. 218 (variant)
Condition
This vibrant Polaroid print is in generally excellent condition. The rich array of colors are bold and saturated, with no apparent fading. In high raking light, minor surface scuffs and thin disruptions to the glossy surface are visible along the left and right image edges.
The lower print edges is unevenly trimmed.
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.