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Lot 176
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Sir Peter Blake, R.A.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sir Peter Blake, R.A.
  • Tatooed Lady (Detail…)
  • painted terracotta
  • height: 20cm.; 8in.
  • Executed in 1959.

Provenance

Robert Fraser Gallery, London

Exhibited

London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Theo Crosby Sculptures; Peter Blake Objects; John Latham Libraries, 1960.

Condition

There are several old cracks with apparent losses, alongside former repairs, with areas that are intentionally unfinished, with further surface dirt. Housed on a 3cm. high wooden plinth. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

The present work featured  as part of a larger table installation titled Crazy Said Snow White which was exhibited at the ICA in 1960. The installation featured many items including a painted rearing spelter horse with Superman holding it back (formally in the collection of the art critic Robert Melville) and a plaster head with a medallion that is still in the Artist’s collection.