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Charlie Billingham
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Charlie Billingham
- Bonnet 3 (Elizabeth)Bonnet 4 (Elizabeth)Bonnet 5 (Elizabeth)
- each: signed, titled and dated 2012 on the overlap
- i - iii. oil on canvas
- i - iii. 100 by 85 cm. 39 3/8 by 33 1/2 in.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Saatchi Gallery, New Order: British Art Today, April 2013 - January 2014
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some minor wear to the upper right edge of the first panel, a few tiny media accretions in places to the second panel, and a light network of cracks to the upper centre of the third panel. 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
“My work is of course contemporary, and is concerned above all with current issues and conversations around painting, and I use the historic imagery as a tool to do this.”
CHARLIE BILLINGHAM
in conversation with Matilde Cerruti in: L’Uomo Vogue, Quara, In the studio with Charlie Billingham, 10 August
2016, online.