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Wolfgang Tillmans
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Blushes #60
- signed, titled, dated 2000 and numbered 1/1 +1 on the reverse
- c-print, in artist chosen frame
- 72 by 60 3/4 in. 182.9 by 154.3 cm.
Provenance
Wako Works of Art, Japan
Private Collection, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exh. Cat., London, Tate Britain, Wolfgang Tillmans: If One Thing Matters, Everything Matters, 2003, p. 207, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The print is mounted to board. Under raking light, there is evidence of a pinpoint surface accretion in the top left edge. Framed under glass in artist’s chosen frame. This work was not examined out of its frame.
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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
Nathan Kernan: How do you make those Blush marks, those wire-thin lines and tiny particles?
Wolfgang Tillmans: They are all done with different light sources, like flashlights, and the Super Colliders with a laser, and it’s quite an involved process which I don’t really want to go into because, again, I want them to be what they are, and not just how they’re made. The initial question everybody asks when confronted with a photograph is who is it, when was it made, how is it made, and when you’re confronted with a painting you don’t ask that. I mean, why can’t it be enough to look at the object in front of you?
Wolfgang Tillmans in conversation with Nathan Kernan, "What They Are," Art On Paper, May - June 2001