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Georg Baselitz
Estimate
160,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Georg Baselitz
- Die Erste Weibliche Usbekische Traktoristin (The First Female Uzbek Tractor Driver)
- oil on canvas
- 200 by 162cm.; 78 3/4 by 63 3/4 in.
- Executed in 1999.
Provenance
Galleri Bo Bjeggaard, Copenhagen
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals minor rub marks running intermittently along the edges, which are likely to be inherent with the artist's working method. Very close inspection reveals a minute speck of wear to the extreme bottom left corner tip. There are a few small and unobtrusive drying cracks to the areas of thicker impasto in the centre of the composition. 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
“Painting is not a means to an end. On the contrary, painting is autonomous. And I said to myself: if this is the case, then I must take everything which has been an object of painting – landscape, the portrait and the nude, for example – and paint it upside down. That is the best way to liberate representation from content.”
(The artist quoted in: Angelika Muthesius, Georg Baselitz, Hohenzollernring 1990, p. 88.)
(The artist quoted in: Angelika Muthesius, Georg Baselitz, Hohenzollernring 1990, p. 88.)