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JESÚS RAFAEL SOTO | Blanc et noir
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Jesús Rafael Soto
- Blanc et noir
- signed and dated 1990 on the reverse
- painted wood and metal
- 40 1/2 by 40 1/4 by 6 3/4 in. 103 by 102 by 17 cm.
Provenance
Galería Freites, Caracas
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Exhibited
Scottsdale, Arizona, Riva Yares Gallery, The Shape of Color, January - February 2005
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The media layer is stable, and all of the metal elements are secure and accounted for. A faint white one-inch drip accretion is present in the lower left quadrant, on the striped backboard. At the lower left edge, six faint pink scuffs measuring less than 1/2 inch each in length are present on the white backboard. Four pinpiont rust-colored spot accretions are present on the two uppermost right white squares. A pinpoint spot of paint loss is present at the extreme lower right corner of the backboard.
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
“The square represented – and still represents for me – the most genuinely human form, in the sense that it is a pure creation of man. The square, and geometrical figures in general, are purely the invention of the human spirit, distinctly intellectual creations, and what particularly interests me about them is that they don't have a’specific dimension…a geometric shape can be infinitely small or infinitely large, it doesn’t have measurable limitations and thus completely escapes the traditional anthropocentrism of Western art.” Jesús Rafael Soto, Jesús Soto: In Conversation with Ariel Jiménez, New York, 2011, p. 45