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Sigmar Polke
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Sigmar Polke
- Untitled
- acrylic and interference pigment on paper
- 200 by 149cm.; 78 3/4 by 58 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1999.
Provenance
Galerie Jürgen Becker, Hamburg
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 8 February 2007, Lot 243
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 8 February 2007, Lot 243
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the blue tends more towards a softer violet blue in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached to a backing board at intervals on the reverse and undulates slightly. Upon extremely close inspection, there is a short, vertical hairline crease with light pigment loss towards the top right hand corner on the top edge.
"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
"Polke literally and metaphorically dissects and dissolves images... all the while raising philosophical questions deeply concerned with not only the way images look and are made but also the possible and probable slippages, uncertainties, and misperceptions that that can occur when we apprehend them."
Exhibition Catalogue, Dallas Museum of Art, Sigmar Polke, History of Everything, Paintings and Drawings 1998-2003, 2002, pp. 12-13.