Lot 325
- 325
Fred Tomaselli
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Fred Tomaselli
- Spatial Drive
- signed, titled and dated 93 on the reverse
- aspirin, antiacid, saccharin, dexatrim, acrylic and resin on wood
- 121 by 242cm.; 47 5/8 by 95 1/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1995
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1995
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is softer in the original, with scattered turquoise tones to the background and the white and yellow pills tending more to various hues of light orange in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There is a white vertical rub mark (approximately 20 cm. in length) to the extreme left edge running from the top left corner tip, and another smaller rub mark along the opposing overturn edge, directly below the upper right extreme corner tip. Along the top edge there is a small matrix of fine scratches approximately 30 cm. right of the top left corner tip. There are a number of fine scratches scattered on the work's surface. There is a small web of white short scratches to the lower half of the left extreme edge, approximately 20 cm. above the bottom left corner tip.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"I want people to get lost in the work. I want to seduce people into it and I want people t🍬ℱo escape inside the world of the work. In that way the work is pre-Modernist." Fred Tomaselli
The artist cited in www.arti🎶nfo.com, 20 Oct♚ober 2006