George Condo - New Now London Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | Phillips

New Now

London Auction 7 December 2017

  • Provenance

    Massimo de Carlo, London
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013

  • 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

Robot Girl

stamped with the artist's initials, numbered and dated 'GC 2/4 '12' on the lower edge; further stamped with the foundry mark on the lower edge
patinated bronze
27.9 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm (10 7/8 x 7 x 5 7/8 in.)
Executed in 2012, this work is number 2 from an edition of 4 plus 1 artist's proof and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Estimate
£40,000 - 60,000 ‡

Sold for £118,750

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New Now

London Auction 7 December 2017