Lynette Yiadom-Boakye - New Now London Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | Phillips

New Now

London Auction 6 December 2023

  • “The timelessness is completely important. It’s partly about removing things that would become in some way nostalgic. There aren’t really any markers of time, like furniture or a particular style of shoe that denote a particular period or place [...] I want the painting to feel timeless, because it increases that sense of omnipotence.”
    —Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

    • Provenance

      Faye Fleming & Partner, Geneva
      Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
      Private Collection
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • 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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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Radiowave

signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'Radiowave LYB 2008' on the reverse
oil on linen
50 x 35 cm (19 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Painted in 2008.

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Estimate
£60,000 - 80,000 ‡♠

Sold for £133,350

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New Now

London Auction 6 December 2023