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Brice Marden
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Brice Marden
- Untitled (Window Study No. 1)
- ink and watercolor on paper
- 23 1/8 by 18 in. 58.7 by 45.7 cm.
- Executed in 1983.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 1988
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 1988
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Brice Marden, Recent Paintings & Drawings, April - May 1988, cat. no. 15, n.p., illustrated, and illustrated in color as the frontispiece
New York, Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof-Museum für Gegenwart; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Plane Image: A Brice Marden Retrospective, October 2006 - October 2007, cat. no. 106, p. 218, illustrated in color
New York, Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof-Museum für Gegenwart; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Plane Image: A Brice Marden Retrospective, October 2006 - October 2007, cat. no. 106, p. 218, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The work is hinged the reverse in several locations to the backing board. There is a soft undulation to the sheet, due to the artist’s choice of medium. The edges of the sheet are deckled on all sides. There are a of couple inherent linear irregularities in the left margin of the sheet, only visible upon very close inspection. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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
“To accommodate the transmission of light through colored glass, Marden turned to a brighter, purer palette than was his usual preference and settled on the primaries plus green for the Basel windows. In part influenced by his growing interest in alchemy, he decided to work with combinations of colors limited to three (the Trinity) for the linear components and four (the elements - earth, air, fire, water) for the monochrome panels… the programs often draw on premises derived from his readings in literature, mythology, symbolism, philosophy, and world religion.”
Brenda Richardson, “Even a Stone Knows You,” in Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art, Plane Image: A Brice Marden Retrospective, 2006