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Andy Hope 1930
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Andy Hope 1930

Forever Monster

Details
Andy Hope 1930
Forever Monster
signed and signed with the artist's monogram 'by Andy Hope 1930' (lower left); titled 'FOREVER MONSTER' (upper left)
gouache on card
16¼ x 11 5/8in. (41.5 x 29.5cm.)
Executed in 2004
Provenance
Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.
Exhibited
Munich, Sammlung Goetz, Andreas Hofer Andy Hope 1930, 2009-2010 (illustrated in colour, p. 63).
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.

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Lot Essay

'My superhero-related work is not about superpower. If you look at my superheroes, not so much in the collages but in the paintings, you will discover mostly figures that are deranged or broken, some of them even seem to fall apart or they blend with other characters Another aspect I'm very much interested in is the role of the superhero as a medium of propaganda during the Second World War. The Superheroes are an archetype, simple cultural icons, but they are indeed very complex characters which allow a wide range of readings and rewritings. It's really not about keeping the figure intact or fetishising them'.
(A. Hope 1930 quoted in, 'Berserker Magazine', Interview: Andy Hope 1930, 19 April 2012, reproduced at: https://www.berserkermagazine.com/post/21378110944/interview-andy

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