George Condo - New Now New York Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Daniel Wolf, Colorado
    Larry Warsh, New York (acquired from the above)
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    George Condo

    American

    Picasso once said, "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." Indeed, American artist George Condo frequently cites Picasso as an explicit source in his contemporary cubist compositions and joyous use of paint. Condo is known for neo-Modernist compositions staked in wit and the grotesque, which draw the eye into a highly imaginary world. 

    Condo came up in the New York art world at a time when art favored brazen innuendo and shock. Student to Warhol, best friend to Basquiat and collaborator with William S. Burroughs, Condo tracked a different path. He was drawn to the endless inquiries posed by the aesthetics and formal considerations of Caravaggio, Rembrandt and the Old Masters.

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Maestro

signed, titled, inscribed and dated ""MAESTRO" CONDO 1-84 ROMA" on the reverse
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
13 x 11 in. (33 x 27.9 cm)
Painted in 1984.

Estimate
$30,000 - 40,000 

Sold for $30,480

Contact Specialist

Avery Semjen
Associate Specialist, Head of New Now Sale 
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New York Auction 27 September 2023