Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
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Bridget Riley (b. 1931)

Songbird

Details
Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Songbird
signed and dated 'Riley 82' (on the right turnover edge); signed again, titled and dated again 'Songbird 1982 Riley' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
42 x 36 5/8in. (106.7 x 93cm.)
Painted in 1982
Provenance
Juda Rowan Gallery, London.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 6 February 2004, lot 119.
Timothy Taylor, London.
Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2006.
Literature
R. Kudielka, A. Tommasini and N. Naish (eds.), Bridget Riley. The Complete Paintings Volume 2 1974-1997, London 2018, p. 614, no. BR 244 (with incorrect orientation, illustrated in colour, p. 615).
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price.

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