ID 717592
Lot 279 | CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 200 000
Charmant Eight
signed, titled and dated ‘Chris Ofili 2005-2006 “Charmant eight”’ (on the reverse)
oil, acrylic, charcoal and aluminium foil on canvas
106 x 79in. (269.2 x 200.7cm.)
Executed in 2005-2006
Provenance
Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin.
Private Collection, Europe.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 13 October 2011, lot 35.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Doig, C. Becker, D. Adjaye, O. Enwezor, K. Walker, T. Golden and C. Shaw, Chris Ofili, New York 2009, p. 266 (illustrated in colour, pp. 185-187).
Exhibited
Hanover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Chris Ofili. The Blue Rider: Extended Remix, 2006, p. 178 (illustrated in colour, p. 135; studio view illustrated in colour, p. 104).
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| Artist: | Chris Ofili (1968) |
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| Applied technique: | Mixed media |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Canvas, Plastic, Textile |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Artist: | Chris Ofili (1968) |
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| Applied technique: | Mixed media |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Canvas, Plastic, Textile |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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