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Michaël Borremans
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Michaël Borremans
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- signed, titled and dated 2002 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 27 1/2 by 23 1/2 in. 69.9 by 59.7 cm.
Provenance
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2002
Exhibited
New York, David Zwirner Gallery, Trickland, February - March 2003
Literature
Exh. Cat., Gent, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst; London, Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art; Dublin, The Royal Hibernian Academy, Michaël Borremans: The Performance, February - September 2005, p. 18 and p. 61, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, de Appel Arts Centre; Coimbra, Centro de Artes Visuais, Michaël Borremans: Weight, September 2007 - June 2008, p. 50, illustrated in color
David Coggins, "Interview: Michaël Borremans," Art in America, 1 March 2009, n.p., illustrated in colo
Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, de Appel Arts Centre; Coimbra, Centro de Artes Visuais, Michaël Borremans: Weight, September 2007 - June 2008, p. 50, illustrated in color
David Coggins, "Interview: Michaël Borremans," Art in America, 1 March 2009, n.p., illustrated in colo
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges and at the corners of the canvas only visible upon close inspection. There is minor rubbing with associated pigment loss at the four corners of the work. The canvas is slightly slack on its stretcher and as a result, there is a soft undulation at the top right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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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
“I’m aware that in my work I am constantly trying to give very little information. I try to avoid a whole lot of things that could be seen as contemporary or relating to the facts that we know of society…because I want to have a very indirect approach in reflecting the world, or society, or a position.”
John White, “The Unknowable Michaël Borremans Brings a Perverse Gravitas to Contemporary Painting,” Modern Painters, November 2011, p. 66
John White, “The Unknowable Michaël Borremans Brings a Perverse Gravitas to Contemporary Painting,” Modern Painters, November 2011, p. 66