Contemporary Day Auction
Contemporary Day Auction
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Robert Gober
Drain
Auction Closed
November 17, 10:15 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Robert Gober
b. 1954
Drain
incised R. Gober, titled, dated '89 and numbered 3 of 8 (on the underside)
cast pewter
4¼ by 4¼ by 3 in.
11 by 11 by 7.6 cm.
Executed in 1989, this work is number 3 from an edition of 8, plus 2 artist's proofs.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in March 1990 by the present owner
Acquired from the above in March 1990 by the present owner
Roberta Smith, “The Reinvented Americana of Robert Gober’s Mind,” The New York Times, 13 October 1989, p. C28
Robert Gober and Richard Flood, “Robert Gober: Special Editions, An Interview,” Print Collector’s Newsletter, March-April 1990, p. 7
Ken Johnson, “Cleaning House”, Art in America, January 1990, pp. 150-151
Theodora Vischer, “Robert Gober” Basel, 1994, pp. 123-124
Frances Morris, Robert Gober, London, 1995, pp. 96-99
Theodora Vischer, “Liaisons dangereuses, Basil, 1995, pp. 36-52
Exh. Cat., Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; The Art Institute of Chicago, Juan Muñoz, 2001, p. 43
Peter Fischer, Fields of Projection, Passages: Robert Gober’s Objects, Lucerne, 2002, p. 128-129
Hal Foster, Design and Crime: and other Diatribes, London/New York, 2002, p.131
Hal Foster, “This Funeral is for the Wrong Corpse”, Castelló, 2003, p. 122
Alexander Braun, Robert Gober- Werke von 1976 bis heute. Amerikanische Kunst der Gegenwart im Spannungsfeld einer vernetzten Bildrealitat, Nürnberg, 2003, pp. 156-158, 168-172
Michael Petry, Hidden Histories. 20th Century Male Same Sex Lovers in Visual Arts, London, 2004, p. 92
Scott Rothkopf, “Returns of the Repressed: The Legacy of Surrealism in American Art”, Surrealism USA, 2004, p. 73
Theodora Vischer, Ed., Robert Gober: Sculptures and Installations, 1979-2007, Basel 2007, pp. 242-243, no. S.1989.07, illustrated in color
Robert Gober and Richard Flood, “Robert Gober: Special Editions, An Interview,” Print Collector’s Newsletter, March-April 1990, p. 7
Ken Johnson, “Cleaning House”, Art in America, January 1990, pp. 150-151
Theodora Vischer, “Robert Gober” Basel, 1994, pp. 123-124
Frances Morris, Robert Gober, London, 1995, pp. 96-99
Theodora Vischer, “Liaisons dangereuses, Basil, 1995, pp. 36-52
Exh. Cat., Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; The Art Institute of Chicago, Juan Muñoz, 2001, p. 43
Peter Fischer, Fields of Projection, Passages: Robert Gober’s Objects, Lucerne, 2002, p. 128-129
Hal Foster, Design and Crime: and other Diatribes, London/New York, 2002, p.131
Hal Foster, “This Funeral is for the Wrong Corpse”, Castelló, 2003, p. 122
Alexander Braun, Robert Gober- Werke von 1976 bis heute. Amerikanische Kunst der Gegenwart im Spannungsfeld einer vernetzten Bildrealitat, Nürnberg, 2003, pp. 156-158, 168-172
Michael Petry, Hidden Histories. 20th Century Male Same Sex Lovers in Visual Arts, London, 2004, p. 92
Scott Rothkopf, “Returns of the Repressed: The Legacy of Surrealism in American Art”, Surrealism USA, 2004, p. 73
Theodora Vischer, Ed., Robert Gober: Sculptures and Installations, 1979-2007, Basel 2007, pp. 242-243, no. S.1989.07, illustrated in color