Kehinde Wiley - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Taking inspiration from Bellini’s St. Francis of Assisi, circa 1475-80, housed in The Frick Collection, New York, Kehinde Wiley vividly reimagines the religious image into one situated very much in the present day. The street gear worn by Kehinde's model (Keshawn Warren) is from a now defunct clothing line called A NY THING, meaning ‘a New York thing’ or simply ‘anything’. The young man who developed it is lovingly called A-RON ‘the downtown don’ but his real name is Aron Bondaroff, a leader of the young, downtown New York art community who helps unify its often disparate forces.

     

    Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert, ca. 1476-78, tempera and oil on wood, The Frick Collection, New York. Image: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Scala, Florence.
    Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert, ca. 1476-78, tempera and oil on wood, The Frick Collection, New York. Image: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Scala, Florence.
    • Provenance

      Jeffrey Deitch, New York
      Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008

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Saint Francis of Assisi

oil wash and graphite on paper, in artist's frame
193.9 x 141 cm (76 3/8 x 55 1/2 in.)
Executed in 2008.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£80,000 - 120,000 

Sold for £138,600

Contact Specialist

Tamila Kerimova
Specialist, Head of Day Sale, Director

20th Century & Contemporary Art

+44 20 7318 4065
tkerimova@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 21 October 2020