Provenance
Sprüth Galerie, Cologne
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

Statue

signed, titled and dated 'CONDO 1.84 Statue' on the reverse
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
31.4 x 25.8 cm (12 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Painted in 1984.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 ‡

Sold for £75,600

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London Auction 14 October 2021