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Wallace Berman
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Wallace Berman
- UNTITLED
- Verifaxcollage
a unique object, Verifax collage on board, mounted to wood, framed, L. A. Louver, Los Angeles, and Nicole Klagsburn, New York, gallery labels on the reverse, 1960s
Provenance
Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, 1996
Exhibited
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Condition
This wonderful collage of Verifax (an early photocopier) images overlaid onto paperboard is in good condition. The images themselves are all meticulously cut and married together. The paperboard mount is a cream color. Close examination shows several small areas of minute losses in the mount's surface, as well as several light warm-toned stains. These issues do not detract from this object's generally fine appearance. As is typical of Berman's collages, the frame consist of four slats of rough wood nailed into the secondary wood mount. In addition to the gallery labels on the reverse are two paper labels: one inscribed 'Klagsburn ICA,' the other inscribed '9993.'
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.