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JULIAN SCHNABEL | Untitled (Boni Lux)
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Julian Schnabel
- Untitled (Boni Lux)
- oil, gesso, and banner on paper mounted on canvas, in artist's frame
- canvas: 205.7 by 154.9 cm. 81 by 61 in.
- framed: 254 by 200.7 cm. 100 by 79 in.
- Executed in 1993.
Provenance
The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection, United States
Sotheby's, New York, 25 September 2013, Lot 44
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, United States
Sotheby's, New York, 25 September 2013, Lot 44
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, The Pace Gallery, Julian Schnabel: Boni Lux, March - April 1994, n.p., no. 4, illustrated in colour
Literature
Exh. Cat., Bologna, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Julian Schnabel, November 1996 - January 1997, p. 169, no. 132, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the resin in the centre is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. There are artists pinholes in places and the bottom edge of each sheet is deckled. The work undulates slightly, which is in keeping with the artist's working process. All surface irregularities are also in keeping with the artist's working process. Close inspection reveals some rub marks in places to the artist's frame. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"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
“Incorporating antique Masonic banners and cryptic text, the thickly encrusted oil and gesso paintings take on the nature of missives. They are like love letters written in richly emphatic strokes of paint. Embracing a history of oil painting, their highly ornamented frames give them the sense of overgrown easel paintings” (Press Release, Pace Gallery, London, Julian Schnabel: Boni Lux, March 1994, online).