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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Tête d'homme (Masque de théâtre XX)
- signé des initiales et daté, numéroté à l'intérieur
résine stratifiée peinte en couleurs
- 74 x 59 x 40 cm; 29 1/8 x 23 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.
- Exécuté en août 1972-avril 1973.
Provenance
The Pace Gallery, New York
Solomon Byron Smith
Transmis par ce dernier à l'Art Institute de Chicago
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Dubuffet: studies for a spectacle, 1973, no.30
Lincoln, De Cordova Museum, Primal Images, 1973-1974, no.46
Lincoln, De Cordova Museum, Primal Images, 1973-1974, no.46
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXVII: Coucou Bazar, Lausanne, 1976, p.169, no.293, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
Some scattered tiny dots of oxidation mainly on the back of the mask are visible under very close inspection.
A tiny (0,4 cm) tear to the resine located on the edge of the neckline of the mask is only visible under very close inspection.
Under UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching.
This work is in excellent condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
signed with the initials and dated, numbered on the inside; stratified resin, painted in colours. Executed in August 1972 - April 1973.
«Depuis quelques semaines, il se trouve que je fais, moi aussi, des masques. Je les fais en complément à des costumes de théâtre, à quoi je travaille aussi. C'est en vue d'un spectacle théâtral que je pense à faire en développement de « L'Hourloupe » et dont je voudrais tout composer : décors, musique, paroles et danses. J'ai cela en tête depuis longtemps» (Jean Dubuffet, lettre à R. et T. Messer, 7 août 1971, Correspondance, P IV, pp. 305-306).
«Depuis quelques semaines, il se trouve que je fais, moi aussi, des masques. Je les fais en complément à des costumes de théâtre, à quoi je travaille aussi. C'est en vue d'un spectacle théâtral que je pense à faire en développement de « L'Hourloupe » et dont je voudrais tout composer : décors, musique, paroles et danses. J'ai cela en tête depuis longtemps» (Jean Dubuffet, lettre à R. et T. Messer, 7 août 1971, Correspondance, P IV, pp. 305-306).