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FRIDA KAHLO | Part Object
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Frida Kahlo
- Part Object
- graphite on paper
- 13 1/4 by 8 5/8 in. 33.6 by 21.9 cm.
- Executed circa 1947.
Provenance
Estate of Mary Eaton, California
Private Collection, California
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, California
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau; Vienna, Bank Austria Kunstforum, Frida Kahlo Retrospective, April - December 2010, cat. no. 123, p. 199, illustrated in color
Literature
Dr. Salomon Grimberg & Hayden Herrera, Frida Kahlo. Song to Herself, New York 2008, p. 112, illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The media layer is stable. Very faint horizontal creases are present throughout the work. Two faint diagonal two-inch creases are present in the lower left quadrant. A few pinpoint spots of foxing are present along the edges of the sheet outside the central composition. Three pinpoint deep brown discolorations are present at the lower right extreme edge of the sheet. The sheet has been hinged to the mat at the upper edge.
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.
Catalogue Note
"Frida is the only example in the history of art of an artist who tore open her chest and heart to reveal the biological truth of her feelings...a superior painter and the greatest proof of the renaissance of the art of Mexico." —Diego Rivera, 1943