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Wangechi Mutu
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Wangechi Mutu
- Untitled (Pearl Teeth)
- signed and dated 2008
- paper collage, spray paint, beads, glitter and acrylic on vellum
- 44 by 58 1/2 in. 111.8 by 148.6 cm.
Provenance
Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles
Private Collection, Canada
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Canada
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization?, February - May 2010
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The left, right, and bottom edges are unevenly cut and there are small creases and tears in the collaged elements, which all appear inherent to the artistÂ’s working method. There is a very small paper loss in the upper right corner. This work is hinged verso intermittently along the edges to the backing board. Framed under glass.
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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
“Mutu’s work takes on a nexus of complicated themes—including race, consumerism, body image, gender and the lasting effects of colonialism—through a hybrid practice that combines images from fashion magazines and biology textbooks with soil, sequins, pearls and watercolours in a startling array of configurations…Her ferocious female protagonists, often cobbled together from animal, human and machine parts, meet the viewer’s gaze with equal parts seduction and cruelty—they compel us to take second and third glances. Dense layers of sparkly, feathery materials laid onto works such as Pearl Teeth draw us in close, if only to repel with a provocative truncation of limbs and defacing of portraits.” Gabrielle Moser in “Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization?” Canadian Art, 2010