Lot 464
- 464
Robert Longo
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Longo
- Untitled (Jules), from the series "Men in the Cities"
- charcoal and graphite on paper
- 95 1/4 by 47 3/8 in. 242 by 121 cm.
- Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Christie's, New York, November 8, 1990, lot 201
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Christie's, New York, November 8, 1990, lot 201
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Focus on the Figure: 20 Years, April - June 1982
Akron Art Museum, Robert Longo: Drawings & Reliefs, April - June 1984
Akron Art Museum, Robert Longo: Drawings & Reliefs, April - June 1984
Literature
Carter Ratcliff, Robert Longo, New York, 1985, pl. 53, installation view
Richard Price and Robert Longo, Men in the Cities 1979-1982, New York, 1986, cat. no. 26, illustrated
Richard Price and Robert Longo, Men in the Cities 1979-1982, New York, 1986, cat. no. 26, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There are no apparent condition issues with this work. This work has not been inspected out of the frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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
“By denying the viewer access to any narrative, yet suggesting that something of profound dramatic consequence has taken place, Longo deliberately tempts—even seduces—the viewer into the pursuit of “ordering” the “unordered” picture. Hardly investigating the structure of signification, Longo’s pictures exploit the habitual structure, playing upon the viewer’s natural desire to try to figure out what is the particular narrative details that the viewer supplies—“the figures are dancing” or “the figures are dying”—but rather that the viewer has the impulse to supply or conjure up such details." Howard N. Fox (Exh. Cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Robert Longo, 1989, pp. 27-28)