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Georg Baselitz
Estimate
140,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description
- Georg Baselitz
- Blumen für die Sieger
- signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- diameter: 200cm.; 78 3/4 in.
Provenance
Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Exhibited
Berlin, Vonderbank Art Galleries, Georg Baselitz, 2006, p. 20, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the black is slightly lighter in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There are some very faint handling marks towards the outer edges which are likely to be original. Very close inspection reveals a few depressed impasto peaks, tiny drying cracks and minute specks of loss isolated in places. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet 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
“The object expresses nothing at all. 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.”
Georg Baselitz quoted in: Angelika Muthesius, Georg Baselitz, Hohenzollernring 1990, p. 88