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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Echec au Corps II
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 84
- acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
- 67 by 100cm.; 26 3/8 by 39 3/8 in.
Provenance
The Estate of Jean Dubuffet, Paris
Private Collection, France
Private Collection, France
Exhibited
New York, Pace Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: The Last Two Years, 2012
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule XXXVII: Non-Lieux, Paris 1989, p. 32, no.68, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection reveals a very small number of white impasto peaks which have been slightly compressed. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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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. 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
“In his Non-Lieux Dubuffet seeks to visualise the spiritual and psychological experiences of his inner world by painterly means: 'These paintings were intended to challenge the objective nature of Being (être) […] These paintings are an excuse for training the mind to deal with a Being that it creates for itself rather than one imposed upon it."
Mildred Glimcher quoting Jean Dubuffet, 19 April 1985, in: Jean Dubuffet, Trace of an Adventure, Munich 2003, p. 264.
Mildred Glimcher quoting Jean Dubuffet, 19 April 1985, in: Jean Dubuffet, Trace of an Adventure, Munich 2003, p. 264.