Afro Muse, 2006

Price Realised USD 11,250

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Closed: 28 Oct 2020

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MICKALENE THOMAS (B. 1971)

Afro Muse, 2006

Price Realised USD 11,250

Closed: 28 Oct 2020

Price Realised USD 11,250

Closed: 28 Oct 2020

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MICKALENE THOMAS (B. 1971)
Afro Muse, 2006
gelatin silver print, printed 2014
signed, titled, dated and numbered '2/10' in pencil (verso)
image: 10¹⁄₈ x 14⁷⁄₈ in. (25.7 x 37.7 cm.)
sheet: 11¹⁄₄ x 16 in. (28.5 x 40.6 cm.)
This work is number two from an edition of ten.

Private Collection, New York;
Courtesy of Michael Hoeh.

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Lot Essay

The present lot, , encapsulates the re-appropriated 1970s’ aesthetic that Mickalene Thomas cites as being a great inspiration to her work. Thomas claims the photographic image to be a defining touchstone of her practice, and the Aperture text , is the artist’s first to gather together her various approaches to photography, including portraits, collages, Polaroids and other processes. Her portraits, such as , draw from memories of her mother and the bold black-is-beautiful supermodels of the 1970s along with classical odalisques. The interior of her studio is lush and inviting, creating a portrait and setting that feels alive yet out of time.