- 75
Donald Judd
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Donald Judd
- Untitled
- Douglas fir plywood painted red with aluminum shaft
- 19 1/2 x 45 x 30 1/2 in. 49.5 x 114.3 x 77.5 cm.
- Executed in 1991.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from the estate of the artist in 2001
Exhibited
New York, Anthony Grant Fine Art, Donald Judd: Sculpture and Drawings for Sculpture, November 2003 - January 2004
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Extended Loan, December 2006 - October 2013
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Extended Loan, December 2006 - October 2013
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. Scattered scuffs and wear to the aluminum tube as can be seen in the catalogue illustration are inherent to the nature of the found material and integral to the artist's intentions. There is a very faint and minor arcing rub mark adjacent to the aluminum tube at the top, as well as a small scuff toward the lower edge of the back side as illustrated.
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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.
Catalogue Note
"I like the color and I like the quality of cadmium red light. And then also, I thought for a color it had the light value for a three-dimensional object. If you paint something black or any dark color, you can’t tell what its edges are like. If you paint it white, it seems small and purist. And the red, other than a gray of that value, seems to be the only color that really makes an object sharp and defines its contours and angles."
The artist interviewed by John Coplans in 1971, cited in Exh. Cat., Hannover, Sprengel Museum (and travelling), Donald Judd: Colorist, 2000, p. 17
The artist interviewed by John Coplans in 1971, cited in Exh. Cat., Hannover, Sprengel Museum (and travelling), Donald Judd: Colorist, 2000, p. 17