Antony Gormley
1950
Web. 1996.
Burnt chicory.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed "6" on the reverse. 29.7 x 41.4 cm (11.6 x 16.2 in), the full sheet. [CH].


• From the small series “Chicory Coffee” (1995/96), in which Gormley experiments with chicory coffee substitute as an unusual medium for his painting.
• The artist uses the liquid without any additional pigments, creating a symbiosis of clear contours and fluidity, transparency and opacity, figuration and abstraction.
• The Turner Prize winner is represented by the renowned Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London (until 1997).
Private collection, Hesse.
Private collection, Bavaria (inherited from the above in 2020).

In very good condition. Tiny creases in the corners of the sheet and a few faint creases along the edges. Small, isolated surface tear in the right.
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