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Endre Nemes
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Endre Nemes
- Clocks
- signed and dated nemeś / 1936 lower right; signed and dated on the reverse
- tempera on board
- 81 by 60cm., 32 by 23½in.
Provenance
Eugene and Penelope Rosenberg, United Kingdom (acquired by the 1960s)
Condition
The board is flat, even and ensuring a stable support. The work appears to be in very good original condition and inspection under ultra-violet light reveals no signs of retouching. The work is ready to hang.
Presented glazed in a dark wooden frame with white inner slip.
Colours are somewhat softer and less red than in the catalogue illustration.
"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
Hungarian-born artist, Endre Nemes first studied in Prague. As a Jew, he had to flee Czechoslovakia in 1938 to settle first in Helsinki and then in Sweden where he was granted citizenship. Nemes founded 'The Minotaur Group' in Malmö in 1943, a Swedish Surrealist group whose works were clearly inspired to their French colleagues.