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Bridget Riley (b. 1931)
Static 2 , 1966 (Executed)
Lot #34 |
2008-02-06 |
Christie's, London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 700,000 - 900,000 (currency of sale)
USD 1,296,400 - 1,666,800 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 7565
Auction name: Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2008-02-06
End date: 2008-02-06
Currency: GBP
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 90½ x 90½in. (229.9 x 229.9cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
229.9
Width In Centimeters:
229.9
Height In Inches:
90.5
Width In Inches:
90.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1966.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Pace Wildenstein, New York.<br> <br> Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000.
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> Venice, XXXIV Biennale,<br> <br> Bridget Riley<br> <br> , June-September 1968. This exhibition later travelled to Bochum, Städtische Kunstgalerie, November-December 1968 and Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, January-March 1969.<br> <br> London, Hayward Gallery,<br> <br> Bridget Riley: Paintings and Drawings, 1951-1971<br> <br> , July-September 1971, no. 40.<br> <br> London, Serpentine Gallery,<br> <br> Bridget Riley, Paintings from the 1960s and 70s<br> <br> , June-August 1999, no. 20 (illustrated in colour, p. 85).<br> <br> Dusseldorf, Kunstverein,<br> <br> Bridget Riley, Ausgewählte Gemälde, 1961-1999<br> <br> , October 1999-January 2000 (illustrated in colour, p. 25).<br> <br> New York, Dia Center for the Arts,<br> <br> Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance<br> <br> , September 2000-June 2001 (illustrated in colour, p. 83).<br> <br> London, Tate Britain,<br> <br> Bridget Riley<br> <br> , June-September 2003, no. 18 (illustrated in colour, p. 73).
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Bridget Riley, Paintings 1982-2000 and Early Works on Paper<br> <br> , exh. cat., New York, Pace Wildenstein, 2000 (illustrated in colour, p. 6).
Catalog summary
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) Static 2 signed and dated 'Riley '66' (on the overlap); signed, titled and dated 'STATIC 2 Riley 1966' (on the stretcher) acrylic on linen 90½ x 90½in. (229.9 x 229.9cm.) Painted in 1966