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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT BRITISH COLLECTION
SIR PETER BLAKE, R.A. (B. 1932)
Kim Novak Wall
Details
SIR PETER BLAKE, R.A. (B. 1932)
Kim Novak Wall
signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'PETER BLAKE/ 'KIM NOVAK WALL''/ ''1959' (on the reverse)
collaged gelatin silver print and enamel paint on board
30 ¾ x 18 ¾ in. (78.2 x 47.6 cm.), overall
Painted in 1959.
Kim Novak Wall
signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'PETER BLAKE/ 'KIM NOVAK WALL''/ ''1959' (on the reverse)
collaged gelatin silver print and enamel paint on board
30 ¾ x 18 ¾ in. (78.2 x 47.6 cm.), overall
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
James Wedge, by 1969.
A gift from the above to Pat Booth, by 1983, and by descent to the present owner.
A gift from the above to Pat Booth, by 1983, and by descent to the present owner.
Literature
P. Moorhouse, exhibition catalogue, Pop Art Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2007, p. 77.
D. Alexander, exhibition catalogue, International Pop, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2015, pp. 108, 112.
D. Alexander, exhibition catalogue, International Pop, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2015, pp. 108, 112.
Exhibited
London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Theo Crosby, Sculpture. Peter Blake, Objects. John Latham, Libraries, 1960, no. 10.
Cheltenham, Art Gallery, Six Young Painters, October 1962, no. 6.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, Peter Blake, November - December 1969, pp. 6, 19, no. 29, illustrated.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Peter Blake, September - November 1973, n.p., no. 15, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Hamburg, Kunstverein, December 1973 - January 1974; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, February - March 1974; and Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, March - May 1974.
London, Tate Gallery, Peter Blake, February - March 1983, p. 82, no. 30, illustrated.
London, Royal Academy, Pop Art, September - December 1991, pp. 169, 267, no. 17, pl. 111: this exhibition travelled to Cologne, Museum Ludwig, January - April 1992; and Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, June - September 1992.
Modena, Galleria Civica di Modena, Pop Art UK: British Pop Art 1956-1972, April - July 2004, pp. 58-59, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
London, Christie's Mayfair, When Britain Went Pop - British Pop Art: The Early Years, October - November 2013, pp. 66, 355, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum, This Was Tomorrow: Pop Art in Great Britain, October 2016 - February 2017, pp. 155, 409, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
London, Waddington Custot, Peter Blake Collage, June - August 2021, pp. 94, 296, no. 52, illustrated.
Cheltenham, Art Gallery, Six Young Painters, October 1962, no. 6.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, Peter Blake, November - December 1969, pp. 6, 19, no. 29, illustrated.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Peter Blake, September - November 1973, n.p., no. 15, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Hamburg, Kunstverein, December 1973 - January 1974; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, February - March 1974; and Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, March - May 1974.
London, Tate Gallery, Peter Blake, February - March 1983, p. 82, no. 30, illustrated.
London, Royal Academy, Pop Art, September - December 1991, pp. 169, 267, no. 17, pl. 111: this exhibition travelled to Cologne, Museum Ludwig, January - April 1992; and Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, June - September 1992.
Modena, Galleria Civica di Modena, Pop Art UK: British Pop Art 1956-1972, April - July 2004, pp. 58-59, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
London, Christie's Mayfair, When Britain Went Pop - British Pop Art: The Early Years, October - November 2013, pp. 66, 355, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum, This Was Tomorrow: Pop Art in Great Britain, October 2016 - February 2017, pp. 155, 409, exhibition not numbered, illustrated.
London, Waddington Custot, Peter Blake Collage, June - August 2021, pp. 94, 296, no. 52, illustrated.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Sir Peter Blake for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
This work has been requested for loan to Peter Blake: Pop Art Life at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 11 February - 23 May 2027; and the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, from 26 June - 6 November 2027.
This work has been requested for loan to Peter Blake: Pop Art Life at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 11 February - 23 May 2027; and the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, from 26 June - 6 November 2027.
Présenté par
Pippa Jacomb
Head of Evening Sale