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Stephen Mopope (1898-1974), Kiowa
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- buffalo hide
Apache Fire Dance, color pigments on hide, signed: "Mopope."
Condition
The hide is framed and has not been seen out of the frame but appears to be in very good condition.
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.
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
For a discussion of Stephen Mopope, who was a member of the Kiowa Five, see Dunn, 1968, pp. 218-219: "Mopope's painting has more emotional quality, greater delicacy and diffentiation, pleasanter balance in the strong tones and more frequent use of lower values to offset solid blacks and intense spottings of white. The faces have mobile variation and less stereotyped rigidity, expressing diverse moods. Detail is finer yet not comparable to that of most Pueblo painting."