Posh, Thomson and Scary

Richard Patterson (b. 1963)
Posh, Thomson and Scary
signed, titled and dated ‘Posh Thomson + Scary 1997 Richard Patterson’ (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
22 x 32in. (55.9 x 81.3cm.)
Executed in 1997

Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London.
Private Collection, London (acquired from the above in 1997).
Timothy Taylor, London.
Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2007.

London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Paintings by Richard Patterson, 1997, no. 14 (illustrated in colour, p. 41).
Dallas, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Beauty and Subjugation from The Goss-Michael Foundation, 2018.

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Please note that the provenance for this work is
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London.
Private Collection, London (acquired from the above in 1997).
Timothy Taylor, London.
Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2007.
and not as stated in the printed catalogue.