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Glenn Brown
Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Glenn Brown
- The Shepherdess
- oil on acrylic and plaster in wood and glass vitrine
- 89 1/8 x 52 x 52 in. 208 x 132 x 132 cm.
- Executed in 2000.
Provenance
Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, Glenn Brown, April - June 2000
Brittany, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, centre d'art contemporain, centre culturel de recontre, Glenn Brown, July - October 2000, cat. no. GB 80, p. 55, illustrated in color
London, Tate Britain, Turner Prize, October 2000 - January 2001
London, Serpentine Gallery, Glenn Brown, September - November 2004, p. 56, illustrated in color
Brittany, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, centre d'art contemporain, centre culturel de recontre, Glenn Brown, July - October 2000, cat. no. GB 80, p. 55, illustrated in color
London, Tate Britain, Turner Prize, October 2000 - January 2001
London, Serpentine Gallery, Glenn Brown, September - November 2004, p. 56, illustrated in color
Condition
This sculpture is in excellent condition. There are one or two minute specks of paint on the flat surface underneath the painted head, which are apparently from the underside of the base of the head during installation. There are some superficial and very light smears to the glass and one or two pinhead sized specks of accretions to the inside glass, which can easily be removed. As to be expected with the nature of the media, there are a small number of minute nicks and impressions to some of the outer corner edges of the wooden structure.
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
“I see the sculptural brush marks as challenging the logic of paint in that they appear to defy gravity by actually staying upright. For me, they exist within a surreal world that is based on getting paint to do something it shouldn’t do, and to sit in a three-dimensional world that it shouldn’t be in. The vitrine allows the sculpture to exist within its own mummified world.”
The artist in an interview with Rochelle Steiner, Exh. Cat., Glenn Brown, London, Serpentine Gallery, London, 2004, p. 99
The artist in an interview with Rochelle Steiner, Exh. Cat., Glenn Brown, London, Serpentine Gallery, London, 2004, p. 99