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EMILY YOUNG | African Head
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Emily Young
- African Head
- Maremma stone
- height (excluding base): 37cm.; 14½in.; (including base: 172cm.; 67 3/4 in.
- overall: 177cm.; 69 3/4 in.
- Executed in 2011.
Provenance
Fine Art Society, London
Private Collection, UK, from whom acquired by the present owner
Private Collection, UK, from whom acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Fine Art Society, Maremma Heads, 8th -28th July 2011, unnumbered exhibition.
Condition
The sculpture appears to be sound and the screw-thread in the base of the head is securely adhered. The areas that the Artist hasn't worked are rough and in keeping with the material. There are a number of cracks and small pits in the areas that have been worked by the Artist, these are also in keeping with the material. This excepting the work appears to be in excellent overall condition. The work is attached to the Artist's painted metal plinth. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The Maremma Heads were the first series of works produced by Emily Young after she moved her studio from London to an empty semi-ruined monastery in Italy, near Rome in 2011. Here she worked with the local stone, a kind of brecchiated quartz. The heads were carved from her own pantheon of human characteristics; warrior, poets, lost angels, the silent and the silenced.