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Sue Williams
Problem Areas, 1995.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,500 Sold:
€ 26,250 / $ 28,875 (incl. surcharge)
Problem Areas. 1995.
Oil on canvas.
Verso of the canvas signed, dated and titled. Verso of the folded canvas numbered "8" and inscribed with the dimensions. 212.5 x 182.5 cm (83.6 x 71.8 in). [CH].
• Williams' works often contain erotic motifs with which the artist addresses themes like fetishes and sexual preferences in a humorous way.
• In this work the artist combines bright colors typical of her works with small drawings in animation or cartoon style.
• The artist's works can be found at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• Williams has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna since 1994.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Austria.
In possession of the consignor since 2006 (acquired from aforementioned).
"People don't often talk about the fact that my work is funny, [..] but that's definitely one of my criteria. I'm really happy if the paint comes out well and it's a really goofy image, like a new dumb take on toes."
Sue Williams, quote from www.moma.org.
Oil on canvas.
Verso of the canvas signed, dated and titled. Verso of the folded canvas numbered "8" and inscribed with the dimensions. 212.5 x 182.5 cm (83.6 x 71.8 in). [CH].
• Williams' works often contain erotic motifs with which the artist addresses themes like fetishes and sexual preferences in a humorous way.
• In this work the artist combines bright colors typical of her works with small drawings in animation or cartoon style.
• The artist's works can be found at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• Williams has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna since 1994.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Austria.
In possession of the consignor since 2006 (acquired from aforementioned).
"People don't often talk about the fact that my work is funny, [..] but that's definitely one of my criteria. I'm really happy if the paint comes out well and it's a really goofy image, like a new dumb take on toes."
Sue Williams, quote from www.moma.org.
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Sue Williams
Problem Areas, 1995.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,500 Sold:
€ 26,250 / $ 28,875 (incl. surcharge)