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Sean Scully
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Sean Scully
- Small Chelsea Wall of Light #7
- signed, titled and dated 2000 on the reverse
- oil on canvas mounted on board
- 18 by 24 in. 45.8 by 61 cm.
Provenance
Knoedler & Co., New York
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Dublin
Sotheby's, London, May 7, 2009, lot 71
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Dublin
Sotheby's, London, May 7, 2009, lot 71
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is a small nick to the extreme upper left corner and another to the extreme lower left corner. There is a 1/4 inch thin white accretion to the far right side of the grey section at the lower left corner. There is a 1/8 inch accretion to the white section of the upper left corner which fluoresces brightly under ultraviolet light. Under UV light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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.
Catalogue Note
"I had someone speaking to me the other day about the sublime and the transcendental, and I said my work wasnt all that transcendental. It has mystery in it, and it's very hot and romantic, but I'm not working toward any absolute. I will talk about the realism in the work, it's physicality and the violence of cutting into surfaces. I'm quite rutheless and relentless. The works are all about these tensions and contradictions in me. They're formal yet they're sexual, austere and mysterious at the same time. Mysterious to me also." - Sean Scully, 1992