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Robert Cottingham
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Cottingham
- Ode
- signed, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 78 3/4 by 78 3/4 in. 200 by 200 cm.
Provenance
OK Harris Works of Art, New York
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 5 May 2005, Lot 263
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above sale)
Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2007, Lot 277
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, 5 May 2005, Lot 263
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above sale)
Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2007, Lot 277
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Louis Meisel, Photo Realism, New York 1980, pl. 301, p. 158, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some minor hairline craquelure at the pull margins. Under very close inspection, there are several faint areas of hairline cracking in the lower left corner and several pinpoint brown spot accretions visible throughout. On the reverse, there is a ¼-by-1-inch patched repair to the canvas 10-inches from the right edge and 32-inches from the bottom edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, several small areas fluoresce and appear to have benefitted from light retouching: two small spots within the “E” form, the area corresponding to the patched repair and along the left edge, a 1-by-2-inch area approximately 17-inches from the bottom edge. 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
"This kind of realism in the art of the 1970s is an extension of Pop Art of the previous decade, but without Pop's underlying irony. In Cottingham's cropped, dislocated, and disjointed detail of a store front, great technical expertise is exhibited in the sharply focused, super-real composition of objects, reflections, and perspective."
Richard Marshall, American Art Since 1970: Painting, Sculpture, and Drawings from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1984, p. 16
Richard Marshall, American Art Since 1970: Painting, Sculpture, and Drawings from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1984, p. 16