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Amy Sillman
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Amy Sillman
- The Unhappiest Family in the World
- signed, titled and dated 2002 on the reverse; signed and dated '02 on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 68 by 55 in. 172.7 by 139.7 cm.
Provenance
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Literature
Exh. Cat., Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries, Amy Sillman: Letters from Texas, October - November 2002, p. 5, a previous version illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The areas of impasto are stable and intact. There is evidence of pinpoint surface accretions on several of the impasto peaks in the top third of the canvas. There is a pinpoint pigment loss in the bottom right edge, approximately 14 inches from the right edge. Under close inspection there are scattered areas of stable hairline craquelure throughout, most notably 12 inches from the bottom edge, 4 inches from the right edge and 22 ½ inches from the top edge and again 3 inches from the right edge and 31 inches from the bottom right edge, all of which are likely due to the artist executing this work on top of a previously painted composition. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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
“In a sense, Sillman’s canvases are like pictures of the unconscious, should such a thing be possible. There are models for such ‘pictures,’ the exquisite corpses and automatic drawing of the Surrealists, the grand gestures of the Abstract Expressionists, and the fractured and split image words offered by the Neo Expressionists. Sillman’s work hops and skips around the emphatic staginess of these enterprises, refusing, it seems, to take them or herself too seriously.”
Helen Molesworth in Exh. Cat., Hanover, New Hampshire, Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries, Dartmouth College, Amy Sillman: Letters from Texas, 2002, p. 4