*DEREK JARMAN (1942-1994) 'Imperial Dreams, Material Nightmares'
1986, signed, titled and dated to the reverse, mixed media comprising black acrylic paint over glass photographic print, mounted on a broken pane of glass, backed with gold leaf and mounted on painted canvas, 30.5cm x 25.4cm
Provenance: Bloomsbury Auctions, 27th June 2014;
Private collection, UK.
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£4,000 - £8,000
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Hammer price:
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£5,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The current artwork belongs to Jarman's series of 'Black Paintings', which used radical techniques to address disturbing and timely themes concerning political and artistic oppression.
