Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 11 June 2012, 06:00 pm
Lot 74
Jan Fabre, 1958 (BE)
Welcome on the Top of the World, 1997
Crayon, watercolor and india ink on paper.
H 340 mm W 270 mm.
(Frame). Signed, dated and titled.
| CHF | 8'000 / 12'000 |
| EUR | 7'000 / 10'000 |
| USD | 9'000 / 13'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 6'000
Annotation:
Additionally inscribed: "Ik wilde een beetje zoals James Cagney..." In het gebouw van Ilya (N.Y.C. Tribecca) de lift voor filmopname. Ik mocht nergens roken ook niet in het appartement + studio van Ilya (Kabakov)".
Provenance: Mark Deweer Gallery, Otegem;
Swiss private property.
Exhibition: Otegem, Jan Fabre & Ilya Kabakov, Een Ontomoeting / Vstrecha" - A Meeting,
31. January - 15. March 1998.
Literature:
- see. Exhibition catalogue. Jan Fabre & Ilya Kabakov, "Een Ontomoeting / Vstrecha" - A Meeting. Otegem, Deweer Art Gallery, 1998;
- see. Jan Fabre, Gaude Succurrere vitae. Imschoot, Uitgevers, o.J. Page 157.
Annotation: Reference number: JF41/11698.
The work was conceived in 1997 in New York in connection with the Performance of Ilya Kabakov and Jan Fabre "Een Ontmoeting / Vstrecha".