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“[The collaborative process of printmaking has] very subtly adjusted the way I was thinking about what I was painting again. [It’s] about trying to see fundamental things, like how the ink sits on the paper, and how different techniques give different results and affect the way the image can look. It usually was, and is, in the printmaking that new things are invented, which I then want to bring into the painting and drawing.”
— Julie MehretuPowerful and provocative, Julie Mehretu’s interpretation of abstraction through her distinct visual language cements her status as one of the most unique voices of her generation. Drawing from a wide range of source materials ranging from personal encounters to geopolitical events, the artist moves away from the static grids of modernist painters and creates overwhelming compositions that mirror the ever-changing landscape of current times. While her paintings are held to critical acclaim, Mehretu is just as renowned for her prints, which she began creating in 2008. Equally imbued with the illusion of space and movement, Mehretu’s prints are created by layering various shades of ink on a copper print to achieve complex gradients, which places an emphasis on the dissection of the mark-making process for which her paintings are celebrated for.
Another edition of of Six Bardos: Last Breath exhibited at New York, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, Julie Mehretu: A Decade of Printmaking, 25 March – 18 September 2021 Created a decade after her first foray into printmaking, the present work is one of six prints from the Six Bardos series, inspired by Mehretu’s trip to the Mogao Caves in the Gobi Desert. The almost monotone palette in Six Bardos: Last Breath seems to echo the contemplative nature of bardo – the transitional state between life and death or the ‘inbetween’, making reference to such concepts recorded in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Composed of a chaotic tangle of black ink that recalls both the flowing brushstrokes of Chinese calligraphy and the aesthetic of urban graffiti, the present work departs from the strict lines in her previous editions – instead, the crescendo of gestural marks are only just contained by the physical limits of the paper surface.
Representing the cycle of rebirth, traditional Buhddist teachings separate bardo into six different states: birth and life, dream state, meditation, moment of death, luminosity and transmigration. Titled Last Breath, the present work alludes to the first bardo, in which the physical form of human life commences from conception until the last breath ever taken. Aggressively extending in all directions, the frenzied flurry of black strokes envelops the entire sheet in darkness. Near the centre of the top edge however, a streak of pink shines through the gloom, as if signifying the final fragment of mindstream that sustains the work’s last breath.
Detail of the present lot As recognisable shapes dissolve into the non-representational, and its meaning emerge slowly over time, the current work not only exemplifies the artist’s commitment to reinventing mark-making, but also provides an introspective window into Mehretu’s continued exploration of transformation in the modern age.
Born in 1970 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Julie Mehretu currently works and lives in New York. Known for her dynamic abstract paintings and prints, she has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her illustrious career, including the MacArthur Fellowship in 2005, and the U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts Award in 2015. Notable recent exhibitions of the artist include They departed for their own country another way (a 9x9x9 hauntology) held at White Cube, London from 15 September – 5 November 2023 and Julie Mehretu, a comprehensive mid-career survey co-organised by the Whitney Museum of Art, New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 25 March to 8 August 2021. Her works are also included in private and public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Tate London, among others.Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Six Bardos: Last Breath
signed and dated 'Mehretu 2018' lower right; numbered '15/45' lower left
aquatint with etching in 4 colours on paper
sheet 128 x 186 cm. (50 3/8 x 73 1/4 in.)
Executed in 2018, this work is number 15 from an edition of 45 plus 8 artist's proofs.
Estimate
HK$550,000 - 750,000
€65,000-88,600
$70,500-96,200
Sold for HK$508,000
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New Now & Design
Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2023
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Mehdi Ghadyanloo
The Eternal Gate
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2
Laurens Legiers
Ships and Blue Lilies
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Guy Yanai
Normandy
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Oh de Laval
Noisy Excitement
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Albert Willem
Dancing at the Ball
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6
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7
Yuan Fang
Untitled #01
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8No Reserve
Hervé van der Straeten
'Miroir Pelote', model no. 360
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9
Gongkan
Freedom
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10
Kelly Beeman
Cordless Phone
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11
Xia Yu
Spring Breeze
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Ania Hobson
Tunnel
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13
Karyn Lyons
Dad's Playboy
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14
Jade Ching-yuk Ng
Unparalleled Horizon
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15
Caroline Walker
Study for An Arm's Length
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16
Jacob Kjær
Writing desk
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17
Yayoi Kusama
Coffee Cup
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18
He Xiangyu
9 Lemons
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Katherine Bernhardt
Pizza Pizza
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20
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled (Who Snatched the Babies)
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21
Szabolcs Bozó
Green Frog Red Shoes
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22
Fátima de Juan
Girls and Guns 2
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23
Jia Wei (KK)
Ruhua Wilding · Tussock 01
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24
Yuichi Hirako
Lost in Thought 50
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25
Laure Mary-Couégnias
The Lovers Crown Their Vows
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26
Kate Pincus-Whitney
Paradise à la Carte: Fellini’s Cherry
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27
Janet Fish
Fujis and Pears
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28
Ole Wanscher
Extendable low table
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29
Carlo D'Anselmi
Silent Hour
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30
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31
Hervé van der Straeten
'Anneau' console table, model no. 206
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32
Song Dong
Usefulness of Uselessness - Rectangular Window No. 6
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33
Huang Yuxing
Sunrise
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34
Julie Mehretu
Six Bardos: Last Breath
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35
George Condo
Circus Composition
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36
Chris Huen Sin Kan
Haze In The Studio
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37
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38
Liu Ye
Hey!
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Sold for HK$3,556,000
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39
Roby Dwi Antono
Ranting
Estimate HK$220,000 - 420,000
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40
Mayuka Yamamoto
Band-aided little van Gogh
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41
Emi Kuraya
Waiting Time
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42
ob
Spiral and Spring
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43
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44
Takashi Murakami
Forest of DOB
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45
Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh
Flower Belt
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46
Stickymonger
Portrait of Today II
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47
MADSAKI
Untitled (He-Man and Battle Cat)
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48
Jordi Ribes
The Mirror
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49
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled 41 (Cracked Dai-Sara XI)
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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50
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51
Mogens Lassen
Stool
Estimate HK$12,000 - 18,000
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52
Ma Qiusha
You (The Twin Peaks No. 1)
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53
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of 'Tongue' chairs, model no. 3106
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
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54
Donna Huanca
YMA PIMA
Estimate HK$180,000 - 240,000
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55
Zhao Zhao
Sky No. 2
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
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56
Fan Zhen
Four-leaf Clover 4
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
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57
Wu Qian
Blue 2022-26
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58No Reserve
Huang Rui
Lake & Water
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000 •
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59
Sam Francis
Untitled
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60
Alberto Pinto
‘Queluz’ cabinet
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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61
Sanyu
Horse and Acrobat
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62
Hans J. Wegner
'China' chair
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63
Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled
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64
Yue Minjun
Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5
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65
Xue Song
Sun Zhongshan
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66
Zhu Wei
China China
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67
Yang Fudong
International Hotel No.11
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68
Chow Chun Fai
Le Peintre “This is the art which I am chasing after”
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69
Jing Zhiyong
Conversation
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
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70
Franco Albini
Adjustable modular bookshelf or room divider, model no. LB7
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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71
Franco Albini
Pair of 'Luisa' armchairs
Estimate HK$25,000 - 35,000
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72
Franco Albini
Demountable octagonal table, model no. TL3
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73
Franco Albini
Pair of folding chairs
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74
Franco Albini
Pair of 'Cicognino' side tables, model no. TN6
Estimate HK$25,000 - 35,000
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75
Christian Rosa
God Hopes
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
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76
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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77No Reserve
Patrick Alston
Feet of Burnt Brass
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000 •
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78
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
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79
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
hure ra st. peterson (st. peterson's whore)
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80No Reserve
Soimadou Ali Ibrahim
Youthful Innocence
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000 •
Sold for HK$12,700
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81
Kojo Marfo
Stranger #12
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$165,100
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82
Edgar Plans
Leccíon de Anatomia (Anatomy Lesson)
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
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83
Michael Kagan
Glenn
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84
Tania Marmolejo
Should I shouldn't I
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85
Madeleine Bialke
Mariners
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Sold for HK$48,260
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86
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87
Louisa Gagliardi
Pouring
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$101,600
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88
Gao Hang
Just Freaking Dunked on My Girlfriend
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
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89
Gao Ludi
Mr. M
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90
Du Qiurui
Let Them Eat Cakes
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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91
Noritoshi Mitsuuchi
Dream Catcher
Estimate HK$60,000 - 90,000
Sold for HK$76,200
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92
Jade Kim
Aqua
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$114,300
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93
Todd Bienvenu
Pillow Fight
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94
Eliot Greenwald
Night Car (begins to vanish)
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95
Aks Misyuta
Time Waster
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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96
Miwa Komatsu
Earth Birthing Qilin
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$203,200
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97
Morgan Blair
The Five of Us All Somehow, Impossibly, Lock Together in a Tangled Web of Sustained, Boundaryless Eye Contact While Our Heartbeats Synchronize and Our Breath Merges Into One Long Slow, Shared Gasp as We Understand...We Are One. We Each Take a Packet of Ramen, Tear the Wrapper off With Our Teeth and Crush the Bricks in Our Hands, Letting the Pieces Tumble Through Our Fingers Like the Scraps of Time and Space Falling Away Around Us, as If to Say, There but by the Grace of Our All-Encompassing Psychic Connection Go We. Mitchell Solieri and the Easy Rollers are Formed.
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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98
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
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99
Josh Sperling
Composite (224)
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100No Reserve
Elaine Chiu
New Lucky House
Estimate HK$12,000 - 18,000 •
Sold for HK$40,640
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101
Alejandro Cardenas
Untitled
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$57,150
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102
Javier Calleja
Untitled
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103
Mr.
I Am Waiting.
Estimate HK$150,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$139,700
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104
Mr.
All Good Today!
Estimate HK$150,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$152,400
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105
Roby Dwi Antono
Untitled
Estimate HK$30,000 - 60,000
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106
Joan Cornellà
Bootyboop (yellow)
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$165,100
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107
Joyce Pensato
Little Cattitude
Estimate HK$280,000 - 480,000
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108
Jerkface
Homer
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$101,600
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109
Daniel Arsham
Coconut Grove Plant
Estimate HK$120,000 - 220,000
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110
Takashi Murakami
Jellyfish Eyes × e-ma Flower Stand Happy Rainbow
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$495,300
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111
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin (set of 5)
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
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