Provenance
Luhring Augustine, New York
Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artist Biography
George Condo
American
Picasso once said, "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." Indeed, American artist George Condo frequently cites Picasso as an explicit source in his contemporary cubist compositions and joyous use of paint. Condo is known for neo-Modernist compositions staked in wit and the grotesque, which draw the eye into a highly imaginary world.
Condo came up in the New York art world at a time when art favored brazen innuendo and shock. Student to Warhol, best friend to Basquiat and collaborator with William S. Burroughs, Condo tracked a different path. He was drawn to the endless inquiries posed by the aesthetics and formal considerations of Caravaggio, Rembrandt and the Old Masters.
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George Condo

Together on the Island

signed 'Condo 84' upper right
oil and paper collage on canvas
45.5 x 37.5 cm (17 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1984.

Estimate
£30,000 - 50,000

Sold for £27,720

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Tamila Kerimova
Specialist, Head of Day Sale, Director

20th Century & Contemporary Art

London Auction 21 October 2020