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BILL VIOLA | Hatsu Yume - First Dream
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bill Viola
- Hatsu Yume - First Dream
- signed on the video and on a label on the video
- three c-prints, VHS and book in portfolio
- each c-print: 40.3 by 50 cm. 15 7/8 by 19 5/8 in.
- portfolio: 42 by 52 by 5 cm. 16 1/2 by 20 1/2 by 2 in.
- Executed in 1981-2002, this work is number 6 from an edition of 15 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Portfolio edited in 2002 by Frameworks Vienna comprising a video tape and a signed book in the original clamshell box and three framed chromogenic prints, A, B and C, mounted to aluminium bearing a signed label on the reverse.Edition 6/15. (Porfolio publié par Frameworks Vienna en 2002 comprenant une cassette vidéo et un livre signé dans leur boîte originale et trois tirages chromogéniques encadrés, A, B et C, contrecollés sur aluminium et signés sur une étiquette au dos.Edition 6/15.)
Provenance
Frameworks, Vienna
Alexander Pühringer, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Alexander Pühringer, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Mori Art Museum; Kobe, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Bill Viola: Hatsu-Yume (First Dream), October 2006 - March 2007
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The three photographs are individually framed. Close inspection reveals some light handling marks to the book and a crease running to the right side of the title page.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."