Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Acquired from the artist by the present owner

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the blue is slightly brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some extremely light and unobtrusive wear to the upper and lower left corner tips. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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"I often refer to these figures as people but they aren’t, they are composites pulled together from scrapbooks and drawings. They aren’t real men and women."
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
In conversation with Jamie Stevens, 'Interview with Lynette Yiadom-Boakye', in: Chisenhale Gallery, May 2012, p. 4, online.