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Bill Viola
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Bill Viola
- Dolorosa
- two 17 inch flat-panel monitors, two DVD players, two line doublers, two DVD discs
- Monitors: 14 by 24 1/2 by 11 5/8 in. 35.6 by 62.2 by 29.5 cm.
- Executed in 2000, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
James Cohan Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2000
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2000
Exhibited
Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, Bill Viola: Hatsu Yume (First Dream), October 2006 - January 2007 (another example exhibited)
Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych, March - May 2007 (another example exhibited)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, Striking Resemblance: The Portrait as Muse, November 2008 - February 2009 (another example exhibited)
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Art and Emotions Through Five Centuries, March - August 2012 (another example exhibited)
Belfast, Metropolitan Arts Centre, Mystery of Tears, October 2013 - January 2014 (another example exhibited)
Madrid, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Bill Viola: En Dialogo, January - March 2014 (another example exhibited)
Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych, March - May 2007 (another example exhibited)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, Striking Resemblance: The Portrait as Muse, November 2008 - February 2009 (another example exhibited)
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Art and Emotions Through Five Centuries, March - August 2012 (another example exhibited)
Belfast, Metropolitan Arts Centre, Mystery of Tears, October 2013 - January 2014 (another example exhibited)
Madrid, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Bill Viola: En Dialogo, January - March 2014 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The A/V equipment is in good working order. There is evidence of light wear at the connection points where the screens fold together when not being exhibited..
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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.