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David Hammons
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- David Hammons
- Spade
- signed, titled and numbered 1/50
- screenprint on silver metallic paper
- 26 by 20 in. 66 by 50.8 cm.
- Executed in 1972, this work is number 1 from an edition of 50, of which only 6 were created.
Provenance
Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Rochester
Swann Galleries, New York, 6 April 2017, Lot 100
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Rochester
Swann Galleries, New York, 6 April 2017, Lot 100
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, California State University, Fine Arts Gallery, David Hammons: Selected Works 1968-1974, September - October 1974 (another example exhibited)
New York, Tilton Gallery, L.A. Object & David Hammons Body Prints, October - November 2006 (another example exhibited)
San Francisco, Museum of African Diaspora, Cultivating Crosscurrents: African and Black Diasporas in Dialogue, 1960-1980, December 2013 - April 2014 (another example exhibited)
New York, Tilton Gallery, L.A. Object & David Hammons Body Prints, October - November 2006 (another example exhibited)
San Francisco, Museum of African Diaspora, Cultivating Crosscurrents: African and Black Diasporas in Dialogue, 1960-1980, December 2013 - April 2014 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is window mounted and hinged to the mat with photocorners in all four corners. There is evidence of faint creasing throughout the sheet, most visible along the top and bottom edges. There are losses to the silver metallic paper along the bottom edge of the sheet, only visible when unframed. There are scattered spots of white surface accretions at the bottom corners and again along the bottom edge, approximately 3 inches from the lower left corner. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
"Because I remember being called a spade once, and I didn’t know what it meant... so, I just took the shape, and started painting it. I started dealing with the spade the way Jim Dine was using the heart…" David Hammons