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Martin Kippenberger
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Martin Kippenberger
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- signed with the artist's initial, titled and dated 85; signed and dated '85 on the reverse
- cibachrome print in artist's frame
- 149.8 by 100cm.; 59 by 39 3/8 in.
Provenance
Galeria Leyendecker, Canary Islands
Private Collection, Germany
Michael Janssen, Cologne
Zwirner & Wirth, New York
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art, 13 May 2009, Lot 387
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Germany
Michael Janssen, Cologne
Zwirner & Wirth, New York
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art, 13 May 2009, Lot 387
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Málaga, Museo Picasso, Kippenberger Miró a Picasso, 2011, p. 67, illustration of an example from a different edition
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Visible only upon very close inspection is raking light, there are a few shallow and unobtrusive surface scratches isolated in places.
"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
“By some means or other, Kippenberger obtained a pair of huge old-fashioned underpants (…) it immediately became clear how much he had come to resemble his role-model Pablo Picasso even outwardly. As early as 1985, Kippenberger had used as an invitation card a photo which showed the ageing Picasso, legs apart, in unbroken proud virility and wearing precisely these large underpants, with a greyhound beside him. His own swollen countenance could therefore be wholeheartedly greeted as a sign of growing artistic potency. Kippenberger discovered himself as his own nude.”
DIEDRICH DIEDERICHSEN
Exhibition Catalogue, Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig; Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, Nach Kippenberger, 2003-4, p. 115