Details
BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)
Arcane
signed and dated 'Riley 72' (on the lower left turning edge); signed again, titled and dated again 'Arcane 1972 Riley' (on the reverse); signed again and titled again 'Arcane Riley' (on the stretcher)
acrylic emulsion on canvas
39 x 37 1/2 in. (99.1 x 95.3 cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Private collection, United Kingdom (acquired from the above, March 1975).
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 2002, lot 29.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner
Literature
R. Kudielka, A. Tommasini and N. Naish, Bridget Riley The Complete Paintings, Volume 1 1959-1973, London, 2018, p. 378, no. BR 153 (illustrated in color, p. 379).
Exhibited
Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery; Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery; Durham, DLI Museum and Arts Center; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery and Bristol, City Art Gallery and Arnolfini Gallery, Bridget Riley Paintings and Drawings 1961-1973, April 1973-January 1974.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Bridget Riley February-March 1975.
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Dallas Museum of Fine Art; Purchase, Neuberger Museum; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, Bridget Riley Works 1959-78, September 1978-March 1980.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Arte inglese oggi 1960-1976, February-March 1976.
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Details
BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)
Arcane
signed and dated 'Riley 72' (on the lower left turning edge); signed again, titled and dated again 'Arcane 1972 Riley' (on the reverse); signed again and titled again 'Arcane Riley' (on the stretcher)
acrylic emulsion on canvas
39 x 37 1/2 in. (99.1 x 95.3 cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Private collection, United Kingdom (acquired from the above, March 1975).
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 2002, lot 29.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner
Literature
R. Kudielka, A. Tommasini and N. Naish, Bridget Riley The Complete Paintings, Volume 1 1959-1973, London, 2018, p. 378, no. BR 153 (illustrated in color, p. 379).
Exhibited
Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery; Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery; Durham, DLI Museum and Arts Center; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery and Bristol, City Art Gallery and Arnolfini Gallery, Bridget Riley Paintings and Drawings 1961-1973, April 1973-January 1974.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Bridget Riley February-March 1975.
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Dallas Museum of Fine Art; Purchase, Neuberger Museum; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, Bridget Riley Works 1959-78, September 1978-March 1980.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Arte inglese oggi 1960-1976, February-March 1976.
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
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