Cecily Brown

Private Collection (gift of the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1998

This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is bright and fresh. There is evidence of very light wear and handling toward the edges. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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"I think when I was doing a lot of sexual paintings, what I wanted... was for the paint to embody the same sensations that bodies would. Oil paint very easily suggests bodily fluids and flesh." - Cecily Brown