Lot 488
  • 488

Gilbert & George

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilbert & George
  • Coloured Cross
  • signed, titled and dated 1982
  • hand-dyed gelatin silver prints, in 15 parts
  • Overall: 71 1/4 by 98 7/8 in. 181 by 251 cm.

Provenance

The Artists
Anthony d'Offay, London

Exhibited

Salzburg, Sprüth Magers, Shadows and Light, July - August 2003

Literature

Carter Ratcliff, ed., Gilbert and George: The Complete Pictures 1971-1985, New York, 1986, p. 198, illustrated
Rudi Fuchs, Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-1988, Vol. 1, London, 2007, p. 405, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the artists' frames. There are scattered abrasions on the surface of the Plexiglas sheets which are visible under raking light.
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