Willie Cole - New Now New York Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Alexander and Bonin, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007

  • Exhibited

    New York, Alexander and Bonin, (Self) Portraits, June 2–July 27, 2001
    Tampa Museum of Art, Sources & Metamorphoses, February 4–April 4, 2004

  • Literature

    Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands, exh. cat., Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, 2006, fig. 32, p. 64 (illustrated, p. 65)

55

Elegba (North America)

signed and dated "10/2K WILLIE COLE" on the underside of the base
papier-mâché, beads, cowrie shells and wooden base
35 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (90.2 x 38.7 x 39.4 cm)
Executed in October 2000.

Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for $5,040

Contact Specialist

Patrizia Koenig

Head of New Now Sale

212 940 1279

pkoenig@phillips.com

New Now

New York Auction 28 September 2021