Lot 103
- 103
Leonora Carrington (b. 1917)
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Leonora Carrington
- Untitled (Woman in a Cage)
- signed lower left
- 10 5/8 by 8 in.
- (27 by 20.3 cm)
- Executed circa 1941.
pen and ink on paper
Provenance
Julien Levy, Paris
Sale: Tajan, Paris, Hommage à Julien Levy, Part 2, June 8, 2006, lot 250, illustrated in color
Exhibited
Pasadena, California, Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions; University Park, Pennsylvania State University, Palmer Museum of Art; Boston, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art; Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum; Knoxville, Knoxville Museum of Art; Portland, Portland Museum of Art, Accomodations of Desire: Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy, 2004-2006, p. 50, n.n., illustrated in color
Condition
The sheet is hinged twice to the mat along the top edge. One edge peforated, consistent with a spiral notebook. There is faint darkening to the edges. Overall in excellent condition.
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.