- 131
Dan Colen
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Dan Colen
- Memory Motel
- mixed media on canvas
- 307 by 248 by 36.5 cm. 120 7/8 by 97 5/8 by 14 3/8 in.
- Executed in 2011.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Exhibited
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Dan Colen: Trash, September - November 2011, p. 69, illustrated in colour
Lima, MATE - Museo Mario Testino, Somos Libres, October 2013 - April 2014
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good and original condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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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. 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
“One cannot face art as large as his Trash paintings without being swept up in the moment, their absolute absence of why, pure and defiant“ (Emerson Rosenthal, 'How to Find Pure Faith in Art and Everything', Vice, 11 May 2016, online).