Ross Bleckner - Under the Influence London Tuesday, December 9, 2014 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Cunningham Ward, New York
    Collection of Charles Alexander, Dallas, 1976
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

  • Exhibited

    Featured in the documentary: Ross Bleckner: Remember Me, 2000. Directed by Alice Shure and Barbara Wolf. Checkerboard Film Foundation.

  • Artist Biography

    Ross Bleckner

    American • 1949

    Ross Bleckner's large-scale, almost-cosmic abstract paintings came to define a certain aesthetic era in New York in the 1980s and '90s. As much known for his celebrity friendships and Sex and the City references to his long-time relationship with gallerist Mary Boone, Bleckner is somewhat of a star, especially as the youngest artist to receive a solo retrospective at the Guggenheim at the age of 46. 

    His circular dot paintings, which serve as both activism and tribute to the disastrous impact of the AIDS empidemic on New York's gay community, are some of his most buzzed-about and recognizable works still today. However, his heydey was hardly just the '90s—with international gallery exhibitions yearly and a steady, accessible market that has held its value; in 2016, Artnet described Bleckner as an "'80s Art World 'It' Boy Having a New York Moment" when he had six shows running concurrently.

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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BILLY STRITCH, NEW YORK

196

Court

1975
acrylic on canvas
165.7 x 170.7 cm (65 1/4 x 67 1/4 in.)
Signed, titled and dated 'Ross Bleckner "COURT" 11/1975' on the overlap.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for £11,875

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Under the Influence

London Auction 10 December 2014 2pm