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Why did Sotheby's state its Jasper Johns Savarin Blue is in "good condition"?
The above is a side-by-side comparison of 2 different examples of the same Jasper Johns Lithograph: Savarin
6 (Blue), 1979, each from the same signed and numbered limited edition of 42 impressions. On the left, a
Pristine impression carefully stored for three decades, sold by Joseph
K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. On the right, an impression, described “in good condition",
sold by Sotheby's on 6/9/08.
The comparison demonstrates the advantage of a Pristine
impression which looks as good today as it did when the Jasper Johns Savarin
Blue Lithograph was originally published. You can immediately see the "blue" is faded, making the Sotheby's impression less desirable.
Based on the
published lot description and condition report, the Buyer of the
Sotheby’s Jasper Johns Savarin 6 (Blue), 1979, was
misled since the Jasper Johns Savarin Blue Lithograph is no longer blue! |
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Jasper
Johns
Savarin 6 (Blue) (ULAE 198), 1979
Color Lithograph: 3 Aluminum Plates on Richard De
Bas paper
26 x 20 1/2 inches
Edition of 42
Signed & Dated in Pencil "J Johns 79" lower right
Numbered in Pencil by the Artist from the edition
of 42 lower left.
Printed By Bill Goldston, James V.
Smith, Thomas Cox
Publisher Universal Limited Art Editions,
1979
Literature
Richard Field, The Prints of Jasper Johns 1960-1993:
A Catalogue Raisonne, ULAE, New York, 1994, Catalogue
Reference ULAE 198, n.p., another impression reproduced
full-page color.
Selected Museum
Collections
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Jasper
Johns, Savarin 6 (Blue) (ULAE 198), 1979,
Gift of Judy and Kenneth Dayton, 1988 (1988.290).
The
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Jasper
Johns, Savarin 6 (Blue) (ULAE 198), 1979,
Gift of Celeste Bartos.
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