拍品 285
  • 285

RICHARD HAMBLETON | Double Jumpers

估價
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Log in to view results
招標截止

描述

  • Richard Hambleton
  • Double Jumpers
  • signed and dated 99; signed and dated 99 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 76 1/2 by 51 3/4 in. 194.3 by 131.4 cm.

來源

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Rago Arts and Auction Center, New Jersey, 27 October 2007, Lot 279 
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

展覽

New York, 560 Washington Street, Richard Hambleton New York (Retrospective Exhibition in collaboration with Giorgio Armani), October - November 2009, p.40, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is evidence of minor wear and handling to the corners and turning edges as well as some very minor, unobtrusive tension cracking to the pigment along the turning edges. The surface texture irregularities are consistent with the artist's working method and choice of medium. Under very close inspection, there are a few, scattered areas of stable pigment craquelure. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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.

拍品資料及來源

Long called the “Shadowman” for the spectral, splashy, black silhouettes that he painted throughout Lower Manhattan beginning in 1980, the artist’s practice was defined by his anonymous figures, which seemed to emerge from nowhere, leaping in heroic action or skulking undetected. For Hambleton, these figures “could represent watchmen or danger or the shadows of a human body after a nuclear holocaust or even my own shadow” (The artist quoted in, The New York Times, “Richard Hambleton, ‘Shadowman’ of the ’80s Art Scene, Dies at 65,” November 13, 2017). Canadian artist Richard Hambleton began his career at the Vancouver School of Art before starting his 'Image Mass Murder' series in 1976. This street art series - which mimicked the look of chalk outlines used during police crime scene investigations – gained the artist immediate attention upon moving to New York. He then moved to his 'Shadowman' series, in which figures, like the one depicted in the current lot, were painted on the sides of buildings throughout downtown New York. The artist concurrently began painting Shadowmen on a variety of surfaces traditionally associated with fine art such as canvas and various papers.

This work was featured in Shadowman, a documentary film directed by Oren Jacoby and released in April 2017.