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Lucas Samaras
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Lucas Samaras
- STILL LIFE WITH SELF-PORTRAIT
- polaroid type 808
unique Polaroid Type 808 print, dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, an Innovation/Imagination exhibition label and Polaroid Collection stamps on the reverse, 1978
Exhibited
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Instantanés, May - July 1980
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
This print:
Instantanés (Centre Georges Pompidou, 1980), p. 87
Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography (The Friends of Photography, 1999), p. 64
Condition
This print is in generally very good to excellent condition. Upon close examination, in the lower left corner of the print there is a tiny starbust-shaped crease that breaks the emulsion. The corners are bumped and the top layer of emulsion is peeling away from the lower left margin corner. On the reverse of the frame is a Friends of Photography exhibition label.
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.