Property from the Estate of Karen Davidson, New York
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Gabriel Orozco

Untitled, from the Museum of Modern Art One Printed Page series

Estimate
$500–700•︎
Starting Bid
$100
Starting Bid
$100
2004
Etching, on Shikibu black Gampi paper Chine collé to Magnani Pesci paper, with full margins, contained in the original paper folio.
I. 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
S. 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (23.5 x 21.6 cm)
folio 14 x 12 1/4 x 1/2 in. (35.6 x 31.1 x 1.3 cm)
Signed with initials and numbered 125/200 in pencil, published by the Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, to mark the opening of the museum's new building, printed in the United States.
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This artwork is from the collection of the late Karen Davidson, a former Vice President of Sotheby's and Deputy Director of Policy and Planning at the Museum of Modern Art. This and numerous others were gifted to her by her dear friend, Agnes Gund, over several years of friendship.

Gabriel Orozco

Mexican | 1954

Gabriel Orozco's diverse practice, which includes sculpture, photography, painting and video, is centered on the rejection of the concept of a traditional studio. Alternatively, Orozco's conceptual process involves using quotidian objects as commentary on urban society. In the widely exhibited La DS (1993), Orozco cut a Citroën DS car into thirds, eliminating the central section and reconfiguring the remaining parts.


Another important motif in Orozco's lexicon is that of the colored ellipses. In his seminal series, Samurai Tree Invariants, the artist employs fragmented colored circles as the basis for geometric compositions, exploring the movements made by a knight on a chessboard. These not only represent Orozco's conceptual practices but illustrate his interest in both the geometric and organic world.

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