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Félix González-Torres — "Untitled"
Félix González-Torres

"Untitled"

1989

This work presents a puzzle like composition featuring two anthropomorphic characters with distinctive large eyes and expressive faces, rendered in warm, sepia toned hues. The fragmented nature of the image, with its jigsaw like divisions creating areas of darkness and light, suggests themes of fragmentation and incompleteness. The vintage quality of the imagery and the playful yet melancholic character depiction evoke nostalgia while simultaneously subverting it through the artist's deconstructive approach. The work exemplifies conceptual art's engagement with popular culture and memory, challenging viewers to reconsider the emotional content embedded in familiar visual references.

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Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $300,000 to $500,000

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Félix González-Torres, "Untitled", 1989

This work presents a puzzle like composition featuring two anthropomorphic characters with distinctive large eyes and expressive faces, rendered in warm, sepia toned hues. The fragmented nature of the image, with its jigsaw like divisions creating areas of darkness and light, suggests themes of fragmentation and incompleteness. The vintage quality of the imagery and the playful yet melancholic character depiction evoke nostalgia while simultaneously subverting it through the artist's deconstructive approach. The work exemplifies conceptual art's engagement with popular culture and memory, challenging viewers to reconsider the emotional content embedded in familiar visual references.

Dimensions
overall: 19.1 x 24.1 cm
Year
1989
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nostalgia Subverted, Vintage Characters, Puzzle Fragmentation, Contemporary Appropriation, Conceptual Art, Popular Culture, Anthropomorphic Forms, Incomplete Imagery, Memory Representation, Sepia Tones

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago