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Robert Longo
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Longo
- Untitled
- charcoal and graphite on paper
- Sheet: 96 by 60 in. 243.8 by 152.4 cm.
- Executed in 1980.
Provenance
Vivian Horan Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1985
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1985
Exhibited
New York, Metro Pictures, Men in the Cities, 1981
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The top, bottom and left edges are unevenly cut, which is inherent to the artist's working method. The right side of the sheet is deckled. There are artist pinholes along the right edge and top edge of the sheet. This work has not been viewed outside of the frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
"Requiring his figures to levitate in some version of the monochrome painter's field, Longo assigns them to limbo, a pictorial void. Yet that field is not completely homeless. It belongs to urban culture, just as surely as his Men in the Cities dress according to the dictates of a certain New York style." (Carter Ratcliff, Robert Longo, New York, 1985, p. 17)