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Matthew Barney
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Matthew Barney
- Cremaster 4: Triple Option
- signed and dated 94 on the reverse
- c-prints in self-lubricating frames, in 3 parts
- Each: 27 1/2 by 33 1/2 in. 69.9 by 85.1 cm.
- Executed in 1994, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Christie's, New York, November 9, 2011, lot 370
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Christie's, New York, November 9, 2011, lot 370
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Cologne, Museum Ludwig; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle, June 2002 - June 2003, pp. 367 & 474, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Each work is framed.
i: There is a slight undulation to the sheet, most notably in the top left quadrant. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and sides of the frame. There are 2 faint scratches along the bottom edge of the print, which is only visible under raking light. There's a white accretion on the surface of the print 11 ¼ inches from the top edge and 12 inches from the left edge.
ii: There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and sides of the frame. There is a faint scratch along the bottom edge, which is only visible under raking light. There is a half inch white blemish 10 ½ inches from the left edge and 7 inches from the bottom edge which appears inherent to the printing process.
iii: There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and sides of the frame. There is a slight lift in the print, most notably in the center of the work. There is small crease in the top right corner and a minor surface scratch along the edge, which is only visible under raking 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.
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
“Barney’s early sculptures and frames for drawings and photographs rehearse the permeable membrane between human and inhuman in their inclusion of (self-lubricating) Teflon and of metals such as titanium and stainless steel, which are used for external prosthetics and surgical implants. These are substances that enter and extend the biogenetic body into a cybernetic organism, fusing the evolved with the constructed, the living with the artificial.” (Nancy Spector, “Only The Perverse Fantasy Can Still Save Us,” Matthew Barney: The CREMASTER Cycle, 2003, p. 8)