WILLIAM BAZIOTES | Mirage

Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Texas
Vivian Horan Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1987)
Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 148
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

New York, Marlborough Gallery, Inc., William Baziotes, Late Work 1946-1962, February - March 1971, cat. no. 22, p. 23, illustrated in color
Zurich, Marlborough Galerie AG, American Abstract Painting, June - July 1973, p. 6, illustrated
Amarillo Arts Center, American Abstract Expressionist Paintings from the Collection of Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, April - May 1983
New York, Vivian Horan Gallery, American Abstract Expressionist Paintings, November - December 1987

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and the turning edges are covered with black tape. There is evidence of minor, scattered wear to the turning edges and 4 corners of the work. Upon close inspection, there is very fine hairline cracking to the pigment along the extreme turning edge. There are two pinpoint, unobtrusive accretions in the upper right quadrant and center right edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are some areas of minor, scattered inpainitng evident, particularly in the in lower fifth of the canvas. Framed.
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.
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“His typical forms are delicate presences, half flat, half translucent, suspended as if in amber, at a distance from the spectator.”  Lawrence Alloway in the Introduction to William Baziotes, a Memorial Exhibition, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, p. 11