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BEN SHAHN | Detail No. 2: Labyrinth
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Ben Shahn
- Detail No. 2: Labyrinth
- signed Ben Shahn (lower left)
- tempera on joined paper laid down on Masonite
- 60 1/2 by 22 3/4 inches
- (153 by 57.8 cm)
- Executed in 1952.
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York
Private collection (sold: Christie's, New York, May 23, 2001, lot 116)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection (sold: Christie's, New York, May 23, 2001, lot 116)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Owen Gallery, Modernism: an American View, 1994
New York, The Jewish Museum; Allentown Pennsylvania, Allentown Art Museum; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, 1998-1999, no. 29, n.p., illustrated
New York, The Jewish Museum; Allentown Pennsylvania, Allentown Art Museum; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, 1998-1999, no. 29, n.p., illustrated
Condition
The Masonite has been mounted to a stretcher. There is frame abrasion with some associated losses and creases at edges. There are scattered light surface scratches in the background and a few pindots of possible loss.
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.