Mike Kelley - Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Friday, March 7, 2025 | Phillips
  • “the paintbrush is an extension of something - it’s meant to produce a symbolic mark for others to read, and art for me is a shared activity, it’s not about privacy - it’s not about personal expression - it’s about communication…”
    —Mike Kelley

    • Provenance

      Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
      James Kelley Contemporary, Santa Fe
      Metro Pictures, New York
      Goff & Rosenthal Gallery, New York
      Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2006)
      Christie's, London, 7 October 2017, lot 285
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

138

Unwashed Abstraction Nr. 2

acrylic on paper
122.5 x 106.5 cm (48 1/4 x 41 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1988.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£50,000 - 70,000 

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 7 March 2025