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Bruce Nauman
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Bruce Nauman
- Maquette for 5 foot 8 inch Figure
- stamped with the artist's name, dated 1999 and numbered on the lower back side
- bronze and Tuff-Cal Plaster
- 49.5 by 28.6 by 16.5 cm.; 19 1/2 by 11 1/4 by 6 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1999, this work is from an edition of 15.
Provenance
Private Collection, Monaco
Literature
Eugene Blum. Bruce Nauman Live or Die: Freidrich Christian Flick Collection, Berlin, 2010, p. 122, illustration of another example in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There are a few very light handling marks to the plaster stairs.
"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
"The information about scale gives you two kinds of information: visual and physical information as well as the intellectual information which indicates that the sculpture is only a model. Immediately you begin to imagine what it would be like and how you would respond to it at the proper scale."
The artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Minneapolis, Walker Art Centre, Bruce Nauman, 1994, p. 34.
The artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Minneapolis, Walker Art Centre, Bruce Nauman, 1994, p. 34.