Richard Prince

Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Culver City, Royal/T, The Warholian, 2010-2011

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The painted surface and collaged elements are secure and no restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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"While I was browsing for autographed photographs, I noticed that memorabilia websites also sell cancelled checks. I started thinking about how much information there is on a personal check. Most fans collect them just for the signature, but I really like the way they're presented on a plaque, with the cancelled check under the person's photo. That looked kind of nice.... I had this idea that I would take twenty checks and paste them on a canvas to make check paintings. I liked the idea that an invitation for the show might suggest that I'm doing something with grids or geometry. But they're real checks!" 

Richard Prince in an interview with Eva Prinz, Index Magazine, 2005