ID 1080802 
Lot 34  | William Nelson Copley. Scottish Ms
Estimate value
€ 70 000 – 90 000 
1919 New York - 1996 Key West
Title: Scottish Ms.
Date: 1974.
Technique: Acrylic on canvas.
Measurement: 117 x 89cm.
Notation: Signed and dated lower right: CPLY 74.
Frame/Pedestal: Studio bar.
Provenance:
- CPLY Art Trust, 1976 (label, directly from the artist)
- William N. Copley Estate
- Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (label)
- Collection Prof. Dr. Thomas Olbricht, Essen (acquired from the above in 2010)
Exhibitions:
- Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York 2010
- me Collectors Room, Berlin 2011
Literature:
- Exhibit Cat. William N. Copley, X-Rated, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York 2010, p. 121, ill.
- Exhibit Cat. X-Rated with William Copley and Andreas Slominski, me Collectors Room, Berlin 2011, p. 121, ill.
- Characteristic erotic-humorous work from the artist's main oeuvre
- Distinctive colourfulness as evidence of Copley's pioneering role in Pop Art
- William N. Copley is considered a link between Pop Art and Surrealism.
| Artist: | William Nelson Copley (1919 - 1996) | 
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic | 
| Auction house category: | Post War | 
| Artist: | William Nelson Copley (1919 - 1996) | 
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic | 
| Auction house category: | Post War | 
| Address of auction | 
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