George Condo
Portrait Composition , 1985 (Executed)
Lot #45 |
2022-07-19 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Discoveries
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11055
Auction name: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-07-19
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 35½ by 35½ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
90.2
Width In Centimeters:
90.2
Height In Inches:
35.5
Width In Inches:
35.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1985.
Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Michelle Rosenfeld, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988 Catalogue note “What I have created is the state in which the image time presencing of another reality is superimposed within a field of another simultaneous presence, creating a conjunctive new hyperreality or hybrid image showing these simultaneous presences. This continuum is allowed to exist freely in concert with the history of art.” — George Condo
Catalog summary
Between Thought and Expression: Works from a Private American Collection George Condo b. 1957 Portrait Composition signed Condo and dated 85 (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 35½ by 35½ in. 90.2 by 90.2 cm. Executed in 1985-86. Provenance Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Michelle Rosenfeld, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988 Catalogue note “What I have created is the state in which the image time presencing of another reality is superimposed within a field of another simultaneous presence, creating a conjunctive new hyperreality or hybrid image showing these simultaneous presences. This continuum is allowed to exist freely in concert with the history of art.” — George Condo