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James Rosenquist
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- James Rosenquist
- Bottomless House
- signed, titled and dated 1976 on the reverse
- acrylic on fenestrated canvas mounted on panel with painted plywood pinwheel and
metal fastener - 35 1/2 by 69 1/2 in. 90.2 by 176.5 cm.
Provenance
Donated by James Rosenquist, courtesy Acquavella Galleries
Exhibited
East Hampton, Guild Hall Museum, Aspects of Collage, May - June 1991
Houston, The Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bilbao, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Wolfsburg, Germany, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, James Rosenquist: A Retrospective, May 2003 - June 2005
London, Haunch of Venison, James Rosenquist, October - November 2006, pp. 46-47, illustrated in color
Houston, The Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Bilbao, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Wolfsburg, Germany, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, James Rosenquist: A Retrospective, May 2003 - June 2005
London, Haunch of Venison, James Rosenquist, October - November 2006, pp. 46-47, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the sides and edges of the canvas. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Bottomless House (1976) is an exuberant large-scale work that incorporates sculptural elements into the painterly surface of the canvas. Its tripartite arrangement of motifs—a rainbow-hued house, a colorful circular figure of concentric bands, and a plywood pinwheel attached to the canvas atop a painted shadow of its form—is typical of the compositional strategy Rosenquist began to use in the 1970s. Also typical of the period are the geometric elements of circle, square, and triangle of which these figures are composed. Here the bottomless house, a mysterious theme he explored in a related etching the same year, is centered along a graphic horizon line between the pinwheel and the cosmic rainbow form, whose outer perimeter seems to have been splattered away by the force of the pinwheel’s action. The painting was included in the major retrospective of Rosenquist’s work in 2003 that traveled to institutions worldwide.