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George Condo
Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- George Condo
- Portrait of the Unknown
- signed and dated Paris 91 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 170 by 150 cm. 66 7/8 by 59 in.
Provenance
Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne
Private Collection, Europe
Christie's, London, 17 October 2014, Lot 303
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Europe
Christie's, London, 17 October 2014, Lot 303
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although there are fewer yellow undertones and the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some light wear along the edges and corner tips, as well as some tension cracks running intermittently along the edges. There are some small networks of drying cracks isolated to some areas of thinner blue paint and to the flesh-coloured paint towards the centre of the left half of the composition. Extremely close inspection reveals two minute and unobtrusive pinholes to the extreme outer edges; one to the upper edge, towards the left corner, and another towards the centre of the right edge. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"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
"It's about dismantling one reality and constructing another from the same parts, and that various concrete objects are not attached to their parts alone. I was thinking of Picasso's bull's head made from a bicycle and Duchamp's ready-mades. Essentially what I am painting is the state in which the image-time of one reality superimposed in a field of another simultaneous presence now becomes a new conjunctive hyper-reality or hybrid image showing the simultaneous presences."
GEORGE CONDO
quoted in Ralph Rugoff, George Condo, Existential Portraits: Sculpture, Drawings, Paintings 2005/2006, New York 2006, p. 8
GEORGE CONDO
quoted in Ralph Rugoff, George Condo, Existential Portraits: Sculpture, Drawings, Paintings 2005/2006, New York 2006, p. 8