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Atsuko Tanaka
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- Atsuko Tanaka
- 02E
- signed, titled and dated 2002 on the reverse
- acrylic lacquer on canvas
- 63 3/4 by 51 1/2 in. 161.9 by 130.8 cm.
Provenance
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges including some hairline craquelure at the pull margins with some associated spots of loss and some cracking and minor spots of loss at the lateral turning edges. The canvas is slightly loose on its stretcher. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There are scattered drying cracks in the thickly painted areas most notably in the upper right purple form and in the lower right purple, black and green forms. Under close inspection, pinpoint holes are visible along the top edge of the canvas, there is a 1-inch area of brown drip accretions along the lower left edge and at the upper left edge and some hairline craquelure is visible in the center of the red-painted area. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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.
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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
"Using only lines and circles, these paintings balance precariously between the memory of technical drawings and the creation of a new visual language for a technologically ambitious post-war Japan...Tanaka launched a critical attack on automatist gesturality, the orthodox mode of expression for her generation."
Ming Tiampo, "Electrifying Painting" in Exh. Cat., New York University, Grey Art Gallery, Electrifying Art: Atsuko Tanaka 1954-1968, 2004, p. 14