Untitled (Face 688)

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MARK GROTJAHN (B. 1968)
Untitled (Face 688)
signed and dated 'MARK 07' (upper left); signed again and dated again 'Grotjahn 07' (lower left); signed with the artist's initials and dated again 'MPG 07' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again twice 'UNTITLED (FACE 688) 2007 M. Grotjahn 2007' (on the reverse)
oil and cardboard on linen mounted on panel, in artist's frame
frame: 70 x 61 1⁄8 in. (177.8 x 155.3 cm.)
panel: 59 ¾ x 51 in. (151.8 x 129.5 cm.)
Executed in 2007.

Provenance

Gagosian Gallery, London
Saatchi Gallery, London, 2007
Their sale; Christie's, London, 14 October 2011, lot 36
Private collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015

Literature

E. Booth-Clibborn, ed., The History of the Saatchi Gallery, London, 2011, p. 693 (illustrated).

Exhibited

London, Saatchi Gallery, Abstract America Today: New Painting and Sculpture, May 2009-January 2010, pp. 66-67 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

“When you first declare yourself an avant-garde artist, you know, like in your teens or when you get to art school, Picasso is sort of the first stop. You draw a face with multiple eyes at a weird angle, and that’s your avant-garde statement. But to do that as an adult—knowing the cliché that it can be—to take that language and try making good works is something I find challenging and worth pursuing.” – Mark Grotjahn

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