Lot 193
- 193
R. B. Kitaj
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- R. B. Kitaj
- Houseboat Days (for John Ashbery)
- oil on canvas
- 183 by 61cm.; 72 by 24in.
- Executed in 1976.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Private Collection, London
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner in 1985
Private Collection, London
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner in 1985
Literature
Marco Livingstone, R. B. Kitaj, Phaidon Press Limited, Oxford, 1985, cat. no.191, illustrated pl.104.
Condition
The canvas appears sound. The canvas is attached to a wooden board which appears sound. The work appears to be in excellent overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals an uneven spot of fluorescence to the canvas at the upper centre, which may relate to a possible restoration or intervention to the canvas.
The work is held in a gilt frame, under glass.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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
‘We lose our way in cities; we get lost in books, lost in thought; we are always looking for meaning in our lives as if we’d known what to do with it once we’d found it … Nothing is straightforward. Reducing complexity is a ruse.’
(The Artist, quoted in John Ashbery et.al, Kitaj, Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Thames & Hudson, London, 1981, p.10)