Lot Essay
"Properly treated, formalism is not an empty thing but a potentially very powerful answer to the spiritual challenge."
– Bridget Riley
– Bridget Riley
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April 17 Bassacs '95
Details
BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)
April 17 Bassacs '95
signed, titled and dated 'April 17 Bassacs Bridget Riley '95' (lower edge)
gouache on paper
26 x 34 1⁄4 in. (66 x 87 cm.)
Painted in 1995.
April 17 Bassacs '95
signed, titled and dated 'April 17 Bassacs Bridget Riley '95' (lower edge)
gouache on paper
26 x 34 1⁄4 in. (66 x 87 cm.)
Painted in 1995.
Provenance
Private collection, London, acquired directly from the artist
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007
Exhibited
Cologne, Aurel Scheibler, Bridget Riley. Bilder und Gouachen 1981-2004, October-December 2004.
Brought to you by
Kathryn Widing
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of 21st Century Evening Sale