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Albert Oehlen
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Albert Oehlen
- Spitzer Spion
- signed and dated 000 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 94 1/4 by 94 1/4 in. 239.4 by 239.4 cm.
- Executed in 2000.
Provenance
Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt am Main
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 17, 2007, lot 20
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, May 17, 2007, lot 20
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Musée Cantonal de Beaux-Arts de Lausanne; Domus Artium 2002 Salamanca; Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Albert Oehlen: Peintures/Malerei 1980-2004, June 2004 - June 2005, p. 108, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is bright and fresh. There is some extremely fine and stable craquelure along the bottom of the right lateral edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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 don’t think you can really, seriously - or philosophically - try to find out what it is that a painting does to you. It’s contradictory. You can’t come to an end because, if it’s good, it’s beautiful - everything that’s good will be at the end called beautiful. But I like very much if you do things that seem to be forbidden and seem to be impossible, like a test of courage." - Albert Oehlen