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Seth Price
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Seth Price
- Untitled
- enamel on dibond, in 2 parts
- i) 67.9 by 104.1 cm. 26 3/4 by 41 in.
- ii) 101.6 by 35.5 cm. 40 by 14 in.
- Executed in 2008.
Provenance
Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009
Exhibited
New York, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, Seth Price, February - March 2008
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although it fails to convey the metallic nature of the gold coloured dibond ground.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection in raking light reveals a few splash accretions, which appear original, and a minute speck of loss to the bottom rightmost tip of the larger element.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“[Price] makes large centrifugal works generated from small 'icons' drawn from the Internet – each picturing a gesture of touching such as lighting a cigarette, kissing, or writing. These motifs emerge unsteadily, like optical puzzles, on blank expanses of wall bounded by several irregularly shaped 'continents' of rare wood veneers laminated behind clear acrylic plastic. Because these giant puzzle pieces, which resemble landmasses in a wall map, are themselves free-form, it is not easy to recognise – let alone to remember – the motif they partially delineate” (David Joselit, ‘What to do with Pictures’, October, Fall 2011, p. 87).