Lot 24
  • 24

CHRIS OFILI | Untitled

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Chris Ofili
  • Untitled
  • watercolour and pencil on paper
  • 24 by 16 cm. 9 1/2 by 6 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 1997.

Provenance

Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the colour of the hair tends more towards black in the original and the graphite tends more towards grey in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the mount in several places and undulates slightly. The edges are slightly deckled and there is a tiny tear to the upper edge 3 cm from the upper left corner.
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