Lot 10
  • 10

Bill Woodrow, R.A.

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Bill Woodrow, R.A.
  • Self-Portrait in the Year 2086
  • signed and dated 2010
  • bronze and gold leaf
  • height: 42cm.; 16½in.
  • The present work is unique.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the Artist by the present owner

Exhibited

Zürich, Lullin + Ferrari, Revelator, 24th March – 16th May 2012, un-numbered exhibition;
Knokke, Sabine Wachters Fine Arts, Wherever I Lay My Hat, 2015, un-numbered exhibition.

Literature

Hossein Amirsadeghi & Maryam Homayoun Eisler, Sanctuary: Britain's Artist's And Their Studios, Thames & Hudson, London, 2012.

Condition

Structurally sound, with no obvious signs of damage or restoration, there are some light traces of surface dust and dirt visible upon very close inspection, together with a light pencil mark, and a few very minor handling marks visible upon extremely close inspection, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. The work is free-standing. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to the Artist for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.