Gabriel Orozco

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of extremely faint surface scratches within the white background passaged, only visible upon close inspection in certain raking light and most likely inherent to the artist's working method. There is evidence of faint surface smudges along the edges of the canvas from previous handling, most noticeable at the top left corner as well as a slight impression from the stretcher bar in the bottom right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration.
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.
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"The most important issue, however, is perhaps not the battle between organic growth and inorganic geometry, but Orozco's stance against the vanishing point, which he sees as the anchor of a painterly way of thinking, a pictorial code, remnant of the past, from which he is intent, if not wholly cut loose his painting, at least to give it some slack." Yve-Alain Bois, "The Tree and the Knight," Gabriel Orozco, Cambridge 2006, p. 282