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MARTIN KIPPENBERGER | Ohne Titel
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Martin Kippenberger
- Ohne Titel
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 88
- watercolour, coloured pen and crayon on paper
- 35 by 50.5 cm. 14 by 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Cologne (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, Martin Kippenberger, September - November 1998
Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Martin Kippenberger. Selbstbildnisse, The Happy End of Franz Kafka's 'Amerika', February - April 1999
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective, September 2008 - May 2009, p. 344 (text)
Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Martin Kippenberger. Selbstbildnisse, The Happy End of Franz Kafka's 'Amerika', February - April 1999
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective, September 2008 - May 2009, p. 344 (text)
Condition
Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the paper tone is lighter and brighter and the greens are brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board in numerous places and undulates slightly. The two vertical edges and the lower edge are deckled. Extremely close inspection reveals two minute specks of foxing towards the lower left hand corner tip.
"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
“Diedrich Diederichsen has applied the term Selbstdarsteller – which he translates as ‘self performer’ – to identify the particular type of self-promotion that the artist adopts. This hovers deliberately between role-play and expressivity, appropriation and authenticity, complicating what might otherwise be dismissed as an anachronistic display of artistic bravura” (Jessica Morgan, ‘Saint Martin’, in: Exh. Cat., London, Tate Modern, Martin Kippenberger, 2006, p. 12).