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Gilbert & George
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Gilbert & George
- Bloom
- mixed media, in twenty parts
- overall: 242 by 252cm.; 95 1/4 by 99 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1984.
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987-88
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987-88
Literature
Carter Ratcliff, Gilbert and George: The Complete Pictures 1971-85, London 1986, p. 238, illustrated in colour
Rudi Fuchs, Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Vol. I, London 2007, p. 494, illustrated in colour
Rudi Fuchs, Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Vol. I, London 2007, p. 494, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition and has recently been refabricated by Gilbert & George.
"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
“We are trying to grab the viewer by his or her emotions. We want to succeed, we want to be right, so we are trying to enter the viewer’s inner soul, to make him remember that picture is forever. Life is already a little bit different because our pictures exist.”
Gilbert & George
Hans-Ulrich Obrist & Robert Violette, Eds., The Words of Gilbert and George, London 1997, p. 225
Gilbert & George
Hans-Ulrich Obrist & Robert Violette, Eds., The Words of Gilbert and George, London 1997, p. 225