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Manolo Valdés
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Manolo Valdés
- Conde Duque de Olivares
- signed and dated 1989 on the reverse
- oil, resin, sand, string, tape, burlap collage and mixed media on burlap
- 162 by 131cm.; 63 3/4 by 51 1/2 in.
Provenance
Fandos y Leonarte Gallery , Valencia
Private Collection, Valencia
Benlliure Gallery, Valencia
Daniel Cardani Gallery, Madrid
Durban Segnini Gallery, Miami
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Valencia
Benlliure Gallery, Valencia
Daniel Cardani Gallery, Madrid
Durban Segnini Gallery, Miami
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although illustration fails to fully convey the rich thick impasto and relief collaged elements apparent in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few hairline cracks in places to the thickest areas of impasto paint. There a few points where the pexiglass touches the impasto peaks. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet 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
“I return to Valázquez because it pleases me to look for new variations, to repeat variations, always more difficult to find, to introduce new ideas and to make them face off against one another. In the end all of this variety is what configures… Velázquez is one of those songs that can be sung again. In the Prado Museum, every time I go in, I see new possibilities for my work.”
The artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, Manolo Valdés: Painting and Sculpture, 2003, p. 28