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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Mire G 128 (Kowloon)
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 83
- acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
- 68 by 100.5 cm. 26 3/4 by 39 1/2 in.
Provenance
Waddington Custot Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXXVI: Mires, Paris 1988, p. 61, no. 131, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the yellow is slightly lighter in the original.
Condition:
Please refer to the Contemporary Art department for the condition report.
"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
"The idea of the 'Mires' is one of philosophical time. It is radical, it implies totally negating the word and reconstituting thought from the starting point of completely new givens and mechanisms."
Jean Dubuffet
Exh. Cat., Venice, Biennale de Venise, Pavillon français, Mires, 1983-84, n.p.
Jean Dubuffet
Exh. Cat., Venice, Biennale de Venise, Pavillon français, Mires, 1983-84, n.p.