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Michael Singer (b. 1942)
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description
- Michael Singer (b. 1942)
- Ritual Study, 1977
- Charcoal, chalk and collage
- Sheet: 30 by 22 1/4 in. (76.2 by 56.5 cm.); Framed: 32 1/4 by 24 5/8 in. (81.9 by 62.5 cm.)
- Executed in 1977, this work is a study for the executed series: 'Ritual Series'.
charcoal, pastel, and paper collage on paper; signed, titled and dated '12 27 77'
Provenance
Sperone Westwater Fischer, Inc., New York
Collection of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Collection of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 'Drawings by Sculpture: Two Decades of Non-Objective Art in the Seagram Collection,' May - June 1984, p. 59, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently along the reverse to the backing board. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There are artist's pinholes in the upper corners of the sheet. There is a slight undulation to the sheet. There are scattered handling marks throughout, possibly inherent to the artist's working method. The adhesive used to attach the paper collage elements is visible upon close inspection in certain passages. There is a stable tear to the black collage element at the upper edge of the sheet, possibly inherent to the work. Framed under glass.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.