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Louise Bourgeois
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- Ste Sebastienne (Stamp of Memories I) (Wye & Smith 110.1)
- Signed and numbered 24/30
- Drypoint
- plate: 429 by 250 mm 16 7/8 by 9 7/8 in
- sheet: 645 by 435 mm 25 3/8 by 17 1/8 in
Drypoint and metal stamp, 1993, Wye's thirteenth state of fourteen, signed in pencil, numbered 24/30 (total edition includes 10 artist's proofs), on wove paper, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, the full sheet. The verso in good condition.
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
Of this state, Louise Bourgeois writes: "This stamp was my father's [Louis Bourgeois's]. He used it all the time on the back of letters. His stamp is very hard to read...it is an 'L' interlaced with a 'B.' If you did not know this person, with the stamp you would think that you do. But the stamp is only skin-deep... it is really only a garment. It wants to be a brand... a brand would be burned into the skin... it would signify ownership. But I say to my father: 'Your stamp is not a brand...it is only a coat.' But I don't need his brand, I have my own" (Louise Bourgeois in Deborah Wye and Carol Smith, The Prints of Louise Bourgeois, New York, 1994, p. 179).