Lynette Yiadom-Boakye - Contemporary Art Day Sale London Monday, June 29, 2015 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection

  • Artist Biography

    Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

    British • 1977

    Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a British painter who is a leader in the contemporary renaissance of portraiture. Her subjects are typically depicted with loose brushwork, floating against muted, ambiguous backgrounds that contribute to a sense of timelessness. Known for the speed of her work, she often completes a canvas in a single day and considers the physical properties of paint to be at the core of her practice. 

    Yiadom-Boakye was born to Ghanaian parents in London, where she continues to live and work today. In 2013, she was a finalist for the Turner Prize and she was selected for participation in the 55th Venice Biennale. In 2018, the artist won the Carnegie Prize for painting. Her work can be found in the permanent collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Studio Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among many others. 

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Feeding the Anthrapologist

2004
oil on linen
80.5 x 100.3 cm (31 3/4 x 39 1/2 in.)
Signed, titled and dated 'Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Feeding the Anthrapologist 2004' on the reverse.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for £13,750

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 30 June 2015 2pm