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Michael Snow (b. 1929)
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description
- Michael Snow (b. 1929)
- Study for Sight, 1967
- ink, graphite, colored pencil, tape and paper collage on two sheets of paper
- Sheet: 16 1/2 by 12 1/8 in. (41.9 by 30.8 cm.); Framed: 18 1/2 by 14 in. (47 by 35.6 cm.)
- Executed in 1967, this work is the study for realized sculpture 'Sight,' (1967), in the permanent collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
ink, graphite, colored pencil, tape and paper collage on two sheets of paper; signed and dated ''67'
Provenance
Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
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. 65, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently along the reverse to the backing board, There is a slight undulation and scattered soft creases to the sheet, visible upon close inspection. There are handling marks to the sheet. Some of the tape and paper collage elements have discolored and are lifting. There is a pinpoint indentation mark at the upper right edge by the artist's signature, visible upon close inspection. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.