Lot 274
  • 274

Gilbert & George

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gilbert & George
  • White Rose
  • mixed media, in nine parts
  • overall: 181 by 151cm.; 71 1/4 by 59 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 1980.

Provenance

Private Collection, Japan
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987-88

Exhibited

Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle; Bern, Kunsthalle; Paris, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Photo-Pieces 1971-80, 1981

Literature

Carter Ratcliff, Gilbert and George: The Complete Pictures 1971-85, London 1986, p. 15, illustrated in colour (installation view) and p. 142, illustrated in colour 
Rudi Fuchs, Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Vol. I, London 2007, p. 317, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition and has recently been refabricated by Gilbert & George.
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