Lot 151
  • 151

Gilbert & George

Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gilbert & George
  • Postcard Sculpture
  • signed
  • twelve postcards laid on card

  • 111 by 80.5cm.; 43 1/4 by 31 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1972.

Provenance

Private Collection, Antwerp

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant and the paper tone tends more towards cream in the original. Condition: This work is in good condition. There is fading throughout the composition. There is minor wear to all corner tips of each post card and to the bottom extreme edge of the lowest post card with associated lifting in the top left hand corner. There are a few minor rub marks towards the bottom left hand corner of the sheet.
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