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PETER FISCHLI AND DAVID WEISS | 4 Hostessen (4 Stewardesses)
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- 4 Hostessen (4 Stewardesses)
- plaster cast over polyester resin
- i. 22 by 6 1/2 by 6 3/4 in. 55.9 by 16.5 by 17.1 cm. ii. 22 1/4 by 7 1/2 by 6 5/8 in. 56.5 by 19.1 by 16.8 cm.
- iii. 22 1/4 by 6 5/8 by 6 in. 56.5 by 16.8 by 15.2 cm. iv. 22 by 8 by 7 in. 55.9 by 20.3 by 17.8 cm.
- Executed in 1988, this work is from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Galeria Marga Paz, Madrid
Estate of Hans Svarverud, Copenhagen
Sotheby's, London, 7 February 2003, Lot 147
Hauser & Wirth, London
Private Collection, Switzerland
Hauser & Wirth, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Estate of Hans Svarverud, Copenhagen
Sotheby's, London, 7 February 2003, Lot 147
Hauser & Wirth, London
Private Collection, Switzerland
Hauser & Wirth, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Exh. Cat., Munich, Sammlung Goetz, Mike Kelley - Peter Fischli, David Weiss, 2000, pp. 9 and 107, illustrated in color
Condition
The work is in very good and stable condition overall. The surface irregularities throughout are inherent to the artist's working process and choice of medium. There is evidence of faint, scattered dust across the surface. There is evidence of minor chips to the edges of the base of each figure with associated minor losses, only visible under close inspection.
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
"Fischli/Weiss make sure we recognise these objects, and at the same time that we recognise our misrecognition of them, since they are nothing but substitutes for the images in our world. The plaster, causing a confusion between the blankness of the page and what appears on the page, reminds us that what we see is like an automatic ghost rising up in and even producing the gap in our seeing. And so we see that seeing is also not seeing." John Kelsey, "Plaster Sculptures: Cars, Women," in Exh. Cat., London, Tate Modern (and traveling), Peter Fischli & David Weiss / Flowers & Questions: A Retrospective, 2007, p. 232