Lot 249
  • 249

Gilbert & George

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gilbert & George
  • Lone
  • signed, titled and dated 1988; each panel: signed, titled and dated 1988 on the reverse 
  • mixed media, in sixteen parts
  • overall: 242 by 202 cm. 95 1/4 by 79 1/2 in.

Provenance

Jan Eric Löwenadler Collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Moscow, Central House for Artist, Gilbert and George, April - June 1990, no.14, p. 50, illustrated in colour

Literature

Rudi Fuchs, Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Volume 1, 2007, p. 600, illustrated in colour
Hans Ulrich Obrist and Inigo Philbrick, Gilbert & George: Art Titles 1969 - 2010 in Alphabetical Order, Cologne 2011, p. 43, text

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals a few nicks and short scratches in places to the metal frames and to some of the glass panels but not affecting the prints.
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