Lot 19
  • 19

Mark Leckey

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mark Leckey
  • The Kolossal Kat
  • collage on canvas, in artist’s frame
  • framed: 206.3 by 106.6 cm. 81 1/4 by 42 in.
  • Executed in 2010.

Provenance

Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the whites tend more towards cream in the original. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. Very close inspection reveals a few tiny nicks to the extreme edges of the artist's frame.
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Catalogue Note

“... Felix takes on a number of roles in Leckey’s work, including as a motif for broadcasting, an avatar for the artist for whom the idea of turning into a cat is something that incites both fear and desire, as well as a reference to the subculture of 'furries' or 'furry fandom'" (Nicholas Forrest, 'Mark Leckey Channels Felix the Cat at Grundy Art Gallery, Blouin ArtInfo, May 2016, online).