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Sterling Ruby
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Sterling Ruby
- BC (3629)
- signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated '12 on the reverse
- paint, bleach, glue and fabric collage on panel
- 96 by 126 1/4 in. 243.8 by 320.7 cm.
Provenance
Sprüth Magers, Berlin
Private Collection
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The sewn fabric support is stretched over a wood panel backing. All of the collaged fabric elements are well intact. The worn aesthetic and adhesive reside evident around the perimeter of the collaged fabric appear intentional and inherent to the artist's working method. 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.
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.
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
“Sterling’s is a complex creative universe where individual tensions, desire, frustrations and everything that is difficult to apply language to and formalize, blends with an intense consideration of the very excesses of formalization, from the coercive and restraining function of architecture to the forms of delirium and rhetorical plot.”
(Alessandro Rabottini in Exh. Cat., Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Sterling Ruby: GRID RIPPER, 2008, p. 17)