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Roni Horn
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Roni Horn
- Pairs Object 3
- copper and stainless steel, in four parts
- each: 38.1cm.; 15in.
- installation dimensions variable
- Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Pétur Arason Collection, Iceland (acquired directly from the artist in 1996)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 29 June 2010, Lot 147
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 29 June 2010, Lot 147
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Guðbjörg Kristjánsdóttir, Ed., Árátta, Sýning úr Einkasafni Péturs Arasonar og Rögnu Róbertsdóttur, Rekjavik 2000, pp. 13, 60-1, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Upon close inspection, there are minute isolated spots of oxidisation to one the copper elements and a few dark rubs to the other copper element. There are light hairline surface scratches and isolated handling marks in a few places to all four elements.
"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
"Two identical works are each placed in separate rooms. The viewer goes from one room to the other, finding in the first room a unique object, but in the second, a familiar experience- because it s the experience of an identical thing. So you go from the experience of something that is completely unique to the experience of something of it as reductive. And of course the idea of the identical is a paradox since you always have a here and a there, a now and a then. These distinctions go to the foundation of identity."
The artist cited in: Louise Neri Ed., Roni Horn, London 2000, p. 129.
The artist cited in: Louise Neri Ed., Roni Horn, London 2000, p. 129.