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JEAN DUBUFFET | Champ libre
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Champ libre
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 82
- acrylic and paper collage on paper mounted on canvas
- 26 by 39 in. 66 by 99.1 cm.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Jean Dubuffet: Restrospektive, October 1985 - January 1986, cat. no. 61, illustrated
Chicago, Goldman-Kraft Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Restrospective 1943-1981, April 1986
New York, Urban Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Restrospective, November - December 1986, cat. no. 23, illustrated
Chicago, Goldman-Kraft Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Restrospective 1943-1981, April 1986
New York, Urban Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Restrospective, November - December 1986, cat. no. 23, illustrated
Literature
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, sites aléatoires, Fascicule XXXV, cat. no. 141, p.73, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The collage elements appear stable and well intact. The sheet is mounted on canvas and the canvas is slightly loose in the frame at the top horizontal edge. There is evidence of stray media consistent with the artist's working method and choice of medium. Under close inspection, some of the collage elements are very slightly lifting at the corners and the lower right corner of the figure closest to the right edge is slightly dulled. Only visible under very close inspection and when unframed, there is evidence of very minor wear and handling to the corners and turning edges. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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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
"These paintings were intended to challenge the objective nature of being ('ĂȘtre). The notion of being is presented here as relative rather than irrefutable: it is merely a projection of our minds, a whim of our thinking. The mind has the right to establish being wherever it cares to and for as long as it likes. There is no intrinsic difference between being and fantasy (fantasme); being is an attribute that the mind assigns to fantasy. One could apply the term "nihilism" to this challenge of being, but it is reverse nihilism, since it confers the power of being on any fantasy whatsoever, given that being is a secretion of our minds." Jean Dubuffet