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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- Aftersong
- signed and titled on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 180.5 by 100cm.; 71 1/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- Executed in 2011.
Provenance
Corvi-Mora, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Corvi Mora, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Notes and Letters, 2011
Condition
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A compelling example of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s fanciful narratives, Aftersong presents us with the figure of a young boy, his upper body twisted away from the viewer. Carefully yet urgently composed in her signature palette of velvety bronze and rich amber hues, the subject’s immaculate loafers and shirt collar perforate the familiar yet eerie vision. Favouring scene-setting and atmosphere over detail, Yiadom-Boakye conquers something truthful and intimately personal, even though all of the characters and stories she paints are made-up: “ I want to think about painting, not the personality of the man sitting with me. I’m far more interested in how we can make people intelligible through paint, rather than getting bogged down in characters. I’m not interested in the personalities of specific people I know. I want the work to be pulled out of the air somehow, to play God and exploit that power of creation in paint.” (Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in conversation with Jamie Stevens, “Interview with Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,” online resource)
The outcome, shrouding the viewer in an ominous mood, recalls a nostalgic image, a memory of the everyday, all the while sustaining an emotional distance riveting the beholder.
The outcome, shrouding the viewer in an ominous mood, recalls a nostalgic image, a memory of the everyday, all the while sustaining an emotional distance riveting the beholder.