.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
Blue Damascus
Details
CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
Blue Damascus
signed, titled and dated 'Chris Ofili 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the left element); signed again, titled again and dated again 'CHRIS OFILI 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the right element)
gouache, ink, charcoal and aluminum leaf on four joined sheets of paper, in artist's designated frames, in two parts
each: 88 5/8 x 61 3/8 in. (225.1 x 155.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
Blue Damascus
signed, titled and dated 'Chris Ofili 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the left element); signed again, titled again and dated again 'CHRIS OFILI 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the right element)
gouache, ink, charcoal and aluminum leaf on four joined sheets of paper, in artist's designated frames, in two parts
each: 88 5/8 x 61 3/8 in. (225.1 x 155.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
Provenance
Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
Literature
J. Koons, ed., Skin Fruit: A View of a Collection, Athens, 2012, p. 59 (illustrated).
K. Marta, ed., 2000 Words: Chris Ofili, Athens, 2015, pp. 32-33 (illustrated).
K. Marta, ed., 2000 Words: Chris Ofili, Athens, 2015, pp. 32-33 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Berlin, Contemporary Fine Arts, The Blue Rider, November-December 2005.
Hannover, Kestner Gesellschaft, The Blue Rider Extended Remix, June-August 2006, pp. 54-55 (illustrated).
Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien/MUMOK, Dream & Trauma, June-October 2007, pp. 140-141 (illustrated).
Hannover, Kestner Gesellschaft, The Blue Rider Extended Remix, June-August 2006, pp. 54-55 (illustrated).
Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien/MUMOK, Dream & Trauma, June-October 2007, pp. 140-141 (illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please refer to Christies.com for the correct orientation of this work.
Brought to you by
Rachael White Young
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of Core Market Sales