Details

Provenance

Metro Pictures, New York Private Collection Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

Kunstpalais Erlangen; Kunstverein Ingolstadt, Jack Goldstein: Feuer/Korper/Licht , January - March 1985, illustrated in color Grenoble, Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Jack Goldstein , February - April 2002, p. 136, illustrated in color New York, Venus Over Manhattan, Where is Jack Goldstein?, November 2012 - February 2013, illustrated in color Paris, Galerie Perrotin, Où est Jack Goldstein?, June - July 2013 Condition This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered accretions in the lower left quadrant of the canvas, which are visible under raking light. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed. 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 "He said he wanted the image just ‘plain laid on,' only white acrylic paint applied on top of set black... That, he said, was the point of his work, direct, impersonal, like a single color silkscreen, just the found image represented coldly, but at the scale of a monument." Ashley Bickerton, 2012

Catalog summary

Jack Goldstein Untitled signed twice on the stretcher acrylic on canvas 72 1/8 by 96 in. 183.5 by 243.8 cm. Executed in 1984. Provenance Metro Pictures, New York Private Collection Private Collection, New York Exhibited Kunstpalais Erlangen; Kunstverein Ingolstadt, Jack Goldstein: Feuer/Korper/Licht , January - March 1985, illustrated in color Grenoble, Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Jack Goldstein , February - April 2002, p. 136, illustrated in color New York, Venus Over Manhattan, Where is Jack Goldstein?, November 2012 - February 2013, illustrated in color Paris, Galerie Perrotin, Où est Jack Goldstein?, June - July 2013 Condition This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered accretions in the lower left quadrant of the canvas, which are visible under raking light. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed. 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 "He said he wanted the image just ‘plain laid on,' only white acrylic paint applied on top of set black... That, he said, was the point of his work, direct, impersonal, like a single color silkscreen, just the found image represented coldly, but at the scale of a monument." Ashley Bickerton, 2012