From Big Names to Newcomers: Contemporary Art Online Highlights

From Big Names to Newcomers: Contemporary Art Online Highlights

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  George Condo, Fortune My Foe , 1984
  Estimate £40,000–50,000

  One of the key figurative painters of the 1980s and 1990s, George Condo’s unique style brings together a variety of painterly influences. Fortune My Foe d epicts a captivating scene that merges a classical Italian landscape with the surreal presence of a giant wine bottle and stacks of cookies.

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  Adam McEwen, Bomber Harris , 2008
  Estimate £20,000–30,000

  Cleverly subverting the Modernist language of abstract painting, Adam McEwen offers a humoristic take on a familiar aesthetic. The characteristic use of chewing gum instead of paint to create these abstract compositions brings the low-brow influence of the streets into the aesthetic of high culture.

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  Pablo Atchugarry, Untitled , 2015
  Estimate £20,000–30,000

  Using century-old materials as the basis for his unique sculptural practice, Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry brings to life fluid forms that seem to contradict the nature of the stone. As demonstrated in Untitled , the artist transforms the rock-solid marble into a dynamic and captivating composition.

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  Richard Prince, Black Jokes , 1992
  Estimate £12,000–18,000

  Inspired by the low-brow humour of popular American publications, Richard Prince’s Black Jokes offers a great insight into the dark undertone of contemporary culture. Initially hand-written on small pieces of paper, this index of vernacular humour would form the basis for the artist’s highly sought-after monochromatic joke paintings.

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  Sam Taylor-Johnson, Bram Stoker’s Chair V , 2005
  Estimate £12,000–18,000

  Named after author of Dracula, whose protagonist famously has no shadow, this work from a series of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s photographs depicts the artist suspended in mid-air, on a chair without shadow.

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  Angel Otero, Untitled (SK-MS) , 2013
  Estimate £10,000–15,000

  Using oil paint in an almost sculptural way, Angel Otero creates a captivating surface texture in his paintings by carefully folding and shaping paint skins throughout the work. The result is a complex composition, rich in texture and colour and with a strong emphasis on the artist’s hand – without a brush being used.

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  Brian Calvin, Deep Space , 2005
  Estimate £8,000–12,000

  Known for a figurative style that is absent of narrative, the works of California-based painted Brian Calvin recall the cool aesthetic that is associated with David Hockney and Alex Katz: flat, colourful and instantly recognisable.

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  Marlene Dumas, Merciless , 1991
  Estimate £8,000–12,000

  One of the most influential figurative painters of the 1990s, Marlene Dumas is equally celebrated for her drawings which form a crucial part of her practice. Merciless is a great example of that, with a central figure looking down at a face below – the title suggesting a dark turn of events that is often present in the artist’s subjects.

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  William Eggleston, Memphis , 1989
  Estimate £8,000–12,000

  Known for championing colour photography early on, William Eggleston’s mature work is characterised by his interest in everyday subjects. The present still life of empty dishes and a bag of nachos perfectly captures this, whilst the colour and light elevate the ordinary subject-matter into a beautiful scene.

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