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Gottfried Helnwein
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Gottfried Helnwein
- Midnight Mickey
oil and acrylic on canvas
- 85 1/2 by 118 1/2 in. 217.2 by 301 cm.
- Executed in 2001.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in July 2002
Exhibited
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Child: Works by Gottfried Helnwein, July - November 2004, cat. no. 61, pp. 132-134, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered liquid accretions on the surface but otherwise there are no other apparent condition problems with this work. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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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
"Rendered from an oblique angle, his [Helnwein's Mickey] jaunty, ingenuous visage looks somehow sneaky and suspicious. His broad smile, encasing a row of gleaming teeth, seems more a snarl or leer. This is Mickey as Mr. Hyde, his hidden other self now disturbingly revealed... We are meant to be transported to the flickering edges of our own childhood memories in a time imaginably more blameless, crime-less and guiltless... But Mickey's terrifying demeanor hints of things to come. " - Heather Whitmore Jain (in "The Darker Side of Playland:" Childhood Imagery from the Logan Collection," San Francisco, 2001)