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YEHUDIT SASPORTAS | Shichecha (Oblivion), no. 5
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Shichecha (Oblivion), no. 5
- signed (on the reverse)
- ink on paper
- 59 1/2 by 78 3/4 in.
- 151.2 by 200 cm
- Executed in 2012.
Provenance
Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
Acquired by the present owner, 2013
Acquired by the present owner, 2013
Exhibited
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Yehudit Sasportas: Seven Winters, May - October 2013, illustrated in the exhibition catalog p. 51, p. 61 (installation view)
Condition
Surface in overall very good condition. Due to mounting and artist's technique the paper is wavy. Scattered small tears along bottom edge, along with creases in lower right corner. signature on reverse is not visible due to frame, the artist's gallery confirmed the work is signed, but not examined out of frame. Frame has no glazing.
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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
In the Oblivion series, Sasportas creates black ink drawings of a swampy landscape that she revisits in other works, merging the physical reality of the place with changes in light and mood. "The first drawings left much of the paper white, so that the landscape resembled an over-exposed photograph or perhaps a piece of lace. As the series progressed, the black ink took over and the areas of white gradually contracted." (Mira Lapidot, What the Eye Cannot See, p. 52)