Lot 153
  • 153

Rachel Whiteread

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rachel Whiteread
  • Untitled (Trafalgar Square Plinth)
  • incised with the artist's initials, dated 1999 and numbered AP 2/3 on the inside of the plaster base
  • resin and plaster
  • 90 by 51.5 by 24 cm. 35 3/8 by 20 1/4 by 9 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 1999, this work is artist's proof 2 of 3, aside from an edition of 12.
plaster and resin
90 by 51.5 by 24cm

Executed in 1999, Ed. of 12 + 3AP.

Provenance

Sotheby's, Environmental Justice Foundation Auction, 2001
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Seoul, Kukje Gallery, Jeff Wall, Rachel Whiteread, September - October 2002 (another example exhibited)

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue are fairly accurate although the resin is more opaque and the concrete base is deeper in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are a few unobtrusive shallow rubs and scratches in places to the resin and concrete elements. Close inspection reveals a small strip of glue residue to the upper face of the resin plinth, towards one of the short edges. There is evidence of light discolouration to the resin plinth, which is in keeping with the artist's choice of media. Visible upon very close inspection, one of the upper corner tips of the concrete plinth appears to have been consolidated.
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