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George Condo
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- George Condo
- Jean Louis; Jean Louis with One Ear; Jean Louis' Wife; Jean Louis' Wife's Sister [Four Works]
- i.-iii. signed, titled and dated 05 on the reverse
iv. signed and titled on the reverse - oil on canvas
- Each: 20 by 16 in. 50.8 by 40.6 cm.
- Executed in 2005.
Provenance
Skarstedt Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
i.-iv. New York, Luhring Augustine, George Condo: Existential Portraits, May - June 2006, pp. 15, 17 & 34-35, illustrated in color
ii. New York, New Museum; Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; London, Hayward Gallery; Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, George Condo: Mental States, January 2011 - May 2012, p. 90, illustrated in color
ii. New York, New Museum; Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; London, Hayward Gallery; Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, George Condo: Mental States, January 2011 - May 2012, p. 90, illustrated in color
Condition
These works are in very good condition overall. The canvases are unlined and there is very light wear at the extreme edges and corners of the canvases. Each is framed individually.
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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
"Some days, like when I did Big Red, this red antipodular agent...I did this painting and then I went to bed right after I finished it. And then I woke up in the morning and I forgotten that I had done it, really, because it was late at night. And I got up and I had coffee and I went into the other room and he was just standing there, and I thought ‘Where did he come from?’ Some of these characters just appear in your life that way, like Big Red, which is his kind of nickname; Jean-Louis, who is this imaginary butler; and then Rodrigo who is this other kind of low-life character. And they live out these fantasy lives, which I would never be able to do myself. I can let them live a life that I could never live." - George Condo, 2011