Mr Doodle - Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel Hong Kong Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | Phillips

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  • “What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep.”

    So then I made a drawing.

    He looked at it carefully, then he said:

    “No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another.”

    So I made another drawing.

    My friend smiled gently and indulgently.

    “You see yourself,” he said, “that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns...”

    So then I did my drawing over once more.

     

    — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

    • Provenance

      Flexx Lex, Norwich
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

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The Doodler (Blue)

signed and dated '2021 Mr Doodle!' on the underside
marker on painted cast resin
work 33.5 x 16 x 15 cm. (13 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
box 40.8 x 22.8 x 20 cm. (16 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Produced by Flexx Lex in 2021, this work is number 2 from an edition of 30, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist, all contained within its original box.

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Estimate
HK$70,000 - 90,000 
€7,900-10,200
$9,000-11,500

Sold for HK$81,900

Contact Specialist

Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com

Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel

Online Auction 7-14 December 2021