Lot 458
  • 458

Chris Ofili

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Chris Ofili
  • The Chosen Ones
  • dated April 6th 1996; signed, titled and dated 1996 on the backing board
  • graphite on paper
  • 56.1 by 75.7cm.; 22 1/8 by 29 7/8 in.

Provenance

Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Private Collection, Copenhaguen
Sale: Christie's, London, Contemporary Art, 30 June 2010, Lot 40
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Southampton, City Art Gallery; London, Serpentine Gallery; Manchester, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Chris Ofili, 1998-99

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the backing board in several places on the reverse. There are artist's pinholes on all four corners. All four edges are slightly deckled. The sheet undulates slightly. There is evidence of extremely faint handling creases to the left edge, towards the upper left corner, which is likely to be original.
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