- 5
Wolfgang Tillmans
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Eclipse 2-3
- inkjet print
- 203 by 137 cm. 80 by 54 in.
- Executed in 1998, this work is number 1 from an edition of 1, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Maureen Paley, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003
Literature
Exh. Cat., Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (and travelling), Wolfgang Tillmans: View from Above, September 2001 - January 2003, p. 186, illustrated in colour (edition no. unknown)
Exh. Cat., London, Tate Britain, Wolfgang Tillmans: If One Thing Matters, Everything Matters, June - September 2003, p. 159, illustrated (edition no. unknown)
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is lighter and brighter in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition.
"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
“… Astronomy in a sense initiated me into the visual world. When I was eleven, in 1978 or 1979, I fell in love with the stars and soon got a telescope and did nothing but look at the stars, and the sun during the day, observing and drawing the sunspots. I was obsessed with eclipses, and the eclipses were a particular delight” (Wolfgang Tillmans in conversation with Nathan Kernan, in: Exh. Cat., Turin, Castello di Rivoli, View from above, Wolfgang Tillmans, 2001, p. 11).