Lot Essay
‘What other subjects are there besides sex? Painting is just the next best thing.’ – William Nelson Copley
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Profumo Affair
Details
William Nelson Copley (1919-1996)
Profumo Affair
signed and dated 'CPLY 63' (lower left); titled and dated 'PROFUMO AFFAIR 63' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 x 46 1/8in. (89 x 117cm.)
Painted in 1963
Profumo Affair
signed and dated 'CPLY 63' (lower left); titled and dated 'PROFUMO AFFAIR 63' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 x 46 1/8in. (89 x 117cm.)
Painted in 1963
Provenance
Alexander Iolas, New York.
Collection of Mrs René Bouché, New York.
Private Collection.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s New York, 4 October 1990, lot 207A.
Galerie Jamar, Antwerp.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1997.
Collection of Mrs René Bouché, New York.
Private Collection.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s New York, 4 October 1990, lot 207A.
Galerie Jamar, Antwerp.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1997.
Exhibited
New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, CPLY, 1963.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Copley : Entertainment For Men, 1966, p. 22, no. 33 (illustrated, p. 19).
Berne, Kunsthalle Berne, William N. Copley, 1980-1981, p. 98, no. 51 (illustrated in colour, p. 55). This exhibition later travelled to Paris, Musée National d'art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou and Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Copley : Entertainment For Men, 1966, p. 22, no. 33 (illustrated, p. 19).
Berne, Kunsthalle Berne, William N. Copley, 1980-1981, p. 98, no. 51 (illustrated in colour, p. 55). This exhibition later travelled to Paris, Musée National d'art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou and Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum.
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