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Robert Bechtle
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Robert Bechtle
- At the Gold Nugget
- signed with the artist's initials; signed and titled on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 44 7/8 by 64 in. 114 by 162.5 cm.
- Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Galerie des 4 Mouvements, Paris
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above)
By descent to the present owner from the above in November 1973
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above)
By descent to the present owner from the above in November 1973
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Wurttembergischer Kunstverein; Frankfurter Kunstverein; Wuppertal, Kunst-und Museumverein, Amerikanischer Fotorealismus, 1972, cat. no. 3
Paris, Galerie des 4 Mouvements, Grands Maitres Hyperrealistes Americains, May - June 1973, cat. no. 2, illustrated
Menton, Palais de l'Europe, Dixième Biennale International d'Art de Menton, July - September 1974, cat. no. 80
Paris, Galerie des 4 Mouvements, Grands Maitres Hyperrealistes Americains, May - June 1973, cat. no. 2, illustrated
Menton, Palais de l'Europe, Dixième Biennale International d'Art de Menton, July - September 1974, cat. no. 80
Literature
Louis K. Meisel, Photorealism, New York, 1980, pl. 31, p. 37, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is very light evidence of handling along the edges. There are scattered pinpoint spot accretions to the right of the female figure's shoulder and in the lower corner. Under raking light, some drip accretions are visible. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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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
"Bechtle's guilt has long been absorbed by the extraordinary results: pictures that summon up a world that is at once familiar and strange, real and fictive, uncannily photographic and profoundly painted."
(Jonathan Weinberg, "Photographic Guilt: The Painter and the Camera" in San Francisco Museum of Art, Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective, 2005, p. 60)
(Jonathan Weinberg, "Photographic Guilt: The Painter and the Camera" in San Francisco Museum of Art, Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective, 2005, p. 60)