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JANNIS KOUNELLIS | Untitled
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Jannis Kounellis
- Untitled
- oil on canvas, metal rail and two adjoined steel panels
- overall: 200 by 180 by 13.5 cm. 78 3/4 by 70 1/4 by 5 3/8 in.
- Executed in 2008.
Provenance
Galerí Artist, Istanbul
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although it fails to fully convey the reflective qualities of the steel. and there is less blue undertones in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All affixed elements are stable. All surface irregularities, abrasions, scratches, oxidation marks and media accretions are in keeping with the artist's choice of medium. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra violet light.
"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
"I was designated as an 'artist' because no-one knew how to define a heap of coal. But I'm a painter, and I lay claim to my initiation in painting because painting is the construction of images, it doesn't indicate a manner, even less a technique... Jackson Pollock was a painter who reinvented the American space with morality. Mexican murals are paintings, Duchamp himself was a painter. Liberalism has given painting freedom as far as the imagination can go, and has re-endowed the artist with a fully intellectual role' (Jannnis Kounellis cited in: Exh. Cat., Vence, Château de Villeneuve / Fondation Emile Hugues, L'Élémentaire, le vital, l'énergie: Arte Povera in Castello, 2004, p. 57).
This work is registered in the Archivio Kounelis.
This work is registered in the Archivio Kounelis.