Leaf
Auction Closed
October 17, 01:19 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Gilbert and George
b. 1942 and b. 1943
Leaf
signed, titled and dated 1988 (lower right)
mixed media, in artist's frame, in nine parts
each: 75.6 by 63.6 cm. 29¾ by 25 in.
overall: 226.8 by 190.8 cm. 89¼ by 75⅛ in.
Executed in 1988.
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 26 October 1994, lot 191
David Bowie, London (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, London, Bowie/Collector, 10 November 2016, lot 45 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Moscow, New Tretyakov Gallery, Gilbert & George Pictures 1983-1988, April - July 1990, no. 22, n.p., illustrated in colour
Rudi Fuchs, Ed., Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Volume 1: 1971-1988, London 2007, p. 601, illustrated in colour
Hans Ulrich Obrist and Inigo Philbrick, Eds., Gilbert & George: Art Titles 1969-2010: In Alphabetical Order, New York 2011, p. 44
Exh. Cat., Monaco, Villa Paloma Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Gilbert & George Art Exhibition: A Family Collection, 2014, p. 41, illustrated in colour (installed in Gilbert & George Pictures 1983-1988, New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 1990)
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