2020-04-08 18:17:00
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Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
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Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)-The Mosque
Price realised GBP 3,951,729
Estimate GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000
signed, titled and dated ‘“THE MOSQUE” 1982 Jean Michel Basquiat’ (on the reverse)
acrylic, oilstick and ink on paper collage and canvas with tied wood supports
60 x 60in. (152.5 x 152.5cm.)
Executed in 1982
Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofgerber, Zurich.
Private Collection, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)-Untitled
Price realised GBP 611,250
Estimate GBP 500,000 - GBP 800,000
oilstick on paper
14 x 9 7/8in. (35.5 x 25cm.)
Executed in 1982
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist.
Robert Miller Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993.
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)-La robe à boutons (Button Dress)
Price realised GBP 1,571,250
Estimate GBP 1,200,000 - GBP 1,800,000
signed and dated 'J. Dubuffet 61' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'La robe à boutons J. Dubuffet sept. 61' (on the reverse)
oil on board
25 ½ x 21 1/8in. (64.7 x 53.7cm.)
Executed on 4 September 1961
Provenance
Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris.
Saidenberg Gallery, New York.
Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York.
Ruth Leder Shapiro, New York (acquired from the above in 1971).
Her sale, Christie's New York, 13 November 2001, lot 53.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
