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Albert Oehlen
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description
- Albert Oehlen
- Ohne Titel
- signed and dated 2004 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 220 by 270cm.
- 86 5/8 by 106 1/4 in.
Provenance
Thomas Dane Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonalities are brighter and more vibrant in the original. The illustration fails to convey highly textured areas of impasto in places.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some very minor canvas draw to the top left corner, and a very small and unobtrusive chip to the dark grey impasto towards the left edge. Close inspection reveals a faint stretcher bar mark at the bottom edge towards the lower right corner and another to the lower right edge with an associated, very faint, hairline crack. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
"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
“Albert Oehlen’s work, with their overflowing visuality, their unflinching zapping between colors and forms, their constant changes of tempo, their gestures and experimental arrangement, once again make painting the theme ...there are disproportionate factors and constantly changing concepts of collision and merging that go beyond questions of orientation and hierarchy.”
Ralf Beil, cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, Lausanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Albert Oehlen: Paintings 1980-2004, 2004, p. 32.
Ralf Beil, cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, Lausanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Albert Oehlen: Paintings 1980-2004, 2004, p. 32.