Gilbert & George - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Kanransha Gallery, Tokyo
    Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1986)
    Christie's, London, July 1, 2008, lot 317
    Private Collection, Switzerland

  • Exhibited

    Tokyo, Kanrasha Gallery, Gilbert & George, September 1981

  • Literature

    Kanrasha 1980-1992, Tokyo 1992 (illustrated, p. 13).
    Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-1985, exh. cat., Bordeaux, CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain, 1986 (illustrated, p. 141).
    Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971 - 2005, vol. I, Tate Publishing: London, 2007, p. 315 (illustrated)

266

Lion

1980
hand-dyed gelatin silver prints, in 4 parts, in artist's frames
47 5/8 x 39 3/4 in. (121 x 101 cm.)
Signed, titled and dated "Lion Gilbert and George 1980" lower right.

Estimate
$70,000 - 90,000 

Contact Specialist
John McCord
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New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 10 May 2016