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Cindy Sherman
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cindy Sherman
- Untitled #298 (Comme des Garçons, Wizard with Stars)
- signed, dated 1994 and numbered 5/6 on the backing board
- c-print
- 182 by 120cm.; 71 5/8 by 47 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1994, this work is number 5 from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium
Sale: Phillips, London, Contemporary Art, 28 June 2013, Lot 150
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Sale: Phillips, London, Contemporary Art, 28 June 2013, Lot 150
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the blue fabric tends more towards teal in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Visible only upon extremely close inspection in raking light, there are a few shallow and very thin surface scratches isolated in places.
"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
“The mysteries explored here are those of the nature of human identity, and our capacity to know or misread our true selves, to picture our own image, and invent parallel lives – a capacity that we share with no other living creature.”
Julie Rouart, Cindy Sherman, Paris 2006, p. 230