CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
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ID 1381020
Lot 270 | CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
Estimate value
200000GBP £ 200 000 – 300 000
Head of an Afronaught
signed twice, titled and dated '''Head of an afronaught'' 1999-2002 CHRIS OFILI' (on the overlap); signed twice, titled and dated ''Head of an afronaught'' 1999-2002 CHRIS OFILI' (on the stretcher)
oil, phosphorescent acrylic, glitter, polyester, resin, map pins and elephant dung on canvas with two elephant dung supports
75 x 48 ½in. (190.5 x 122.5cm.)
Executed in 1999-2002
Provenance
Victoria Miro Gallery, London.
The CAP Collection, USA (acquired from the above in 2003).
Their sale, Christie's London, 20 June 2007, lot 5.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
A. Bonnant, CAP Collection, Lausanne 2005, p. 194 (illustrated in colour, p. 195).
Artist: | Chris Ofili (1968) |
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Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Chris Ofili (1968) |
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Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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