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Lot 234
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Jack Pierson

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jack Pierson
  • Torment

  • signed, titled and dated 1997 on the reverse of the letter T

  • found letters: metal, wood and plastic, in five parts
  • overall: 65 by 270 by 5.1cm.; 25 5/8 by 106 1/4 by 2in.

Provenance

American Fine Arts, Co., New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art, 18 May 2000, Lot 98
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper richer and warmer in the original. The catalogue illustration fails to fully convey the three dimensionality of the found elements apparent in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All cracks, dents, chips and other surface imperfections all imperfections are original and inherent to the artist's use of found materials.
"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

"Pierson's art is built on reference and counter-reference... The cultural and even emotional landscape suggested by his work is instantly recognizable as one of tawdry glitz and glamour, melancholy and nostalgia.... Deftly playing with notions of meaning and interpretation, it hinges on the simultaneous evocation and denial of context. The fragmentary elements that constitute his work are never restored, and their meaning never wholly fixed. In Pierson's world dreams perennially elude their context and interpretation, and it is for this reason that they are so haunting."

Katie Kitamura, 'Jack Pierson', Frieze, Issue 98, April 2006