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FRANZ WEST | Pleonasm
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- Franz West
- Pleonasm
- papier-mâché, plaster, acrylic, adhesive and wood on metal base
- sculpture: 49 by 27 by 33 in. 124.5 by 68.6 by 83.8 cm.
- base: 19 3/4 by 49 by 60 5/8 in. 50.2 by 124.5 by 154 cm.
- Executed in 1999.
Provenance
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in July 2000)
Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 2011, Lot 419
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in July 2000)
Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 2011, Lot 419
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
The University of Chicago, The Renaissance Society, Franz West: Pre-Semblance and The Everyday, May - June 2000
Condition
This work is in very good and structurally sound condition overall. All the papier-mâché elements appear to be secure and intact. There is wear throughout the surface of the work, inherent to the artist's working method. There is light accumulation of dust on the surface of the work, as well as rust throughout the base. Small areas of cracking of the acrylic paint are visible throughout and most noticeable in areas where there are thick paint layers, likely inherent to the artist's chosen medium.
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
"There is a distinct look to West's work that defies quick visual digestion. Fundamentally sculptural in construction, it veers frequently towards the biomorphic and the prosthetic, mines the intellectualism of Freud and Wittgenstein, and possesses an awkward beauty that speaks with equal fluency to the aesthetics of painterly abstraction and trash art... With its alternately crumbly or sleek surfaces, the work beckons human touch in an environment where such demonstrative reactions are strictly forbidden." Darsie Alexander in Exh. Cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art, Franz West, To Build a House You Start With the Roof: Work 1972-2008, 2008, p. 49