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YAACOV AGAM | Four First Days of Creation: Gilgule
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Yaacov Agam
- Four First Days of Creation: Gilgule
- signed Agam and dated 1961 (lower left edge); signed Yaacov Agam, signed in Hebrew, dated 1961-1962, titled three times, and inscribed For the Collection of Mr and Mrs Schwartz (on the reverse)
- oil on aluminum, mounted on wood
- image: 4 3/4 by 7 in.; 12 by 17.8 cm
- mount: 15 1/8 by 18 in.; 38.5 by 45.7 cm
- Painted in 1961-62.
Provenance
Mr and Mrs Schwartz, acquired directly from the artist
Sale: Sotheby's New York, March 24, 1977, lot 103
Sale: Sotheby's New York, March 24, 1977, lot 103
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Agam, May - June, 1966, no. 22, p. 47
Condition
This is in good original condition. There are scattered minor scuffs in the black border with minor abrasions to the corners and far edges. Scattered spots of loss in the corrugated painted area. Not viewed under UV.
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
Yaacov Agam was born in Rishon le Zion in 1928, now home to the newly inaugurated Yaacov Agam Museum, dedicated to showcasing six decades of the artist’s innovative work. After studying at Bezalel, under Mordecai Ardon, Agam continued his studies in Zurich and Paris. One of the pioneers of kinetic art, Agam’s artwork was included in the lauded 1955 exhibition at Galerie Denise René, Le Mouvement, alongside Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely and Jean Tinguely. In 1980, a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. “My intention was to create a work of art which would transcend the visible, which cannot be perceived except in stages, with the understanding that it is a partial revelation and the perpetuation of the existing.” (Yaacov Agam, Pictures – Sculptures, The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1973, exhibition catalog)