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Robert Marc
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Marc
- Sans titre
- Signed Robert Marc (lower center)
- Oil on canvas
- 39 by 32 1/4 in.
- 99.5 by 82 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Forum Gallery, New York
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Forum Gallery, New York
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The canvas has been lined. Some very fine lines of stable cracking in certain places throughout the composition, most notably toward the upper-left corner. Under UV light: certain pigments fluoresce and scattered small spots of inpainting are visible throughout the composition. The work is in generally good condition.
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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
Influenced by both the political excitement of 1960s Paris and the austere legacy of the Russian avant-garde, Robert Marc produced a prolific Cubist oeuvre that garnered the attention of American, European and Japanese collectors in the last decades of the twentieth century. Only recently rediscovered in the wake of the artist's untimely death in 1993, the French-born, Swiss-raised painter's stimulating geometric work reflects his visual sensibility, keen eye and painterly expertise.