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Martin Kippenberger
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 GBP
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Description
- Martin Kippenberger
- Terrorist/Touristin
- each signed with the artist's initials and dated 97
- oil on canvas in two parts
- each: 89.9 by 74.9cm.; 35⅜ by 29½in.
- Executed in 1997.
Provenance
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne
Sale: Philips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art, 11 November 2004, Lot 5
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Sale: Philips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art, 11 November 2004, Lot 5
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the green is deeper and richer, and the red brighter, in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is visible under ultraviolet light.
"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
"You can only work in a way that is morally right for you. Of course you add little jokes, which may bewilder people at first, but the piece is about self-recognition for them, not for me. You can't stand yourself next to every picture you paint and explain things. Pictures have to talk for themselves."
The artist in conversation with Daniel Baumann in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Tate Modern, Martin Kippenberger, 2006, p. 62.