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Lee Welch - a “favourite” of Bergé II
Estimate:
€600 - €1,200
Sold
€300
Timed Auction
Arthouse 2022 - Day 2
ARTIST
Lee Welch
Size
50 X 40 cm
Category
Description
About artist: Welch’s work has been featured in numerous institutions including Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University; Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain and Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp. His paintings are in private and public collections such as the Arts Council, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane and the OPW - State Art Collection. Recent exhibitions include Highlanes Gallery, Hang Tough Contemporary and the 192nd RHA Annual.
About artwork: Based off a 19th-century painting of a young man and a dog that the collector and philanthropist Pierre Bergé would tell visitors was by Edouard Manet. According to one report, lot 544, presented as a “favourite” of Bergé, was withdrawn from a Sotheby’s auction in 2018 due to a dispute between Bergé and his partner Yves Saint Laurent and an anonymous party, signed in the early 2000s, that entitled the anonymous claimant to a share of the profits should the painting ever be attributed to Manet.
Website: https://www.leewelch.com
Instagram: _leewelch_
About artwork: Based off a 19th-century painting of a young man and a dog that the collector and philanthropist Pierre Bergé would tell visitors was by Edouard Manet. According to one report, lot 544, presented as a “favourite” of Bergé, was withdrawn from a Sotheby’s auction in 2018 due to a dispute between Bergé and his partner Yves Saint Laurent and an anonymous party, signed in the early 2000s, that entitled the anonymous claimant to a share of the profits should the painting ever be attributed to Manet.
Website: https://www.leewelch.com
Instagram: _leewelch_
Condition
Excellent Condition
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Signature
Yes
