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Marisol
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Marisol
- Indian
- oil, colored glass, hair, fabric and mirror fragments on wood
- 80 1/2 by 26 by 42 in. 204.5 by 66 by 106.7 cm.
- Executed in 1969.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Ned L. Pines, New York (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Ned L. Pines, New York (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Worcester Art Museum, Marisol, September - November 1971, illustrated
Literature
Exh. Cat., Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper, 2014, pp. 135-136
Condition
This work is in good and sound condition overall. There is evidence of wear throughout, including some scattered, minor losses to the wood, some minor and unobtrusive pinpoint losses to the paint, and some scattered, hairline cracks at the figure’s legs and backside. The wood grain appears to be slightly separating along the figure’s right lateral edge. There are brown spot accretions scattered throughout particularly visible in the white painted areas along the figure’s headdress. Under close inspection several mosaics are missing from the pattern particularly near the figure’s feet and along the figure’s backside.
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
"Marisol's Native American sculptures are powerful and sensitive portraits, culled from a legacy of photographic images of Native Americans made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These images depict Native people in a moment of crisis and transition: their populations, having suffered catastrophic losses, were confined to meager slices of marginal land, and their traditional cultures and languages were under assault...Importantly, photographic portraits of Indian people from this era document individuals and groups actively grappling with a changed landscape, presenting themselves as subjects, not merely history's victims."
Bill Anthes, "Marisol's Indians" in Exh. Cat., Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper, 2014, pp. 135-136