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Untitled 12 - Signed Print by George Condo 1989 - MyArtBroker

Untitled 12
Signed Print

George Condo

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 55

Year: 1989

Size: H 46cm x W 37cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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George Condo's Untitled 12 (signed) is an etching from 1989 with an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market on 15th June 2015. The average return to the seller over the past five years has been £797. This work is a rare artwork and the edition size is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
May 2019Swann Galleries United States
March 2017Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
December 2016Digard France
June 2015Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France

Meaning & Analysis

Untitled 12 is a densely packed composition that depicts a sitter amongst seemingly dense visual clutter. Condo uses hatching in the background of the work to create a shaded effect in the etching. The sitter almost disappears into the busyness of the painting. For instance, on their neck and the left side of their face the artist has used hatching.

The technical approach of the artist is very similar to that of another of his 1989 etchings. A second work, named just Untitled depicts a sitter before a plain background. The density of the etching and the ornamentation of the sitter is afforded great attention by the artist. Similarly, the approach of Condo towards the depiction of the sitter is indicative of the similar approach that he took in both of these etchings. Furthermore, the sitter in Untitled 12 is ornamented by jewellery and a patterned shirt. The necklace around the sitter’s neck stands out as easily identifiable decoration amidst a cluttered composition. Untitled 12 ought to be categorised alongside Untitled as a particular type of etching that was produced by Condo in the late 1980s.

  • American artist, George Condo, has a penchant for the grotesque and distorted that has established him as a key figure in the contemporary art world. Known for his distorted portraits and carnivalesque imagery, the artist has reshaped classical conventions to form a distinct aesthetic. Emerging from New York's East Village art scene in the early 1980s, Condo was encouraged to explore the emotive potential of art by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Honouring the likes of Picasso and Francis Bacon whilst intertwining bold references to pop culture and Surrealism, Condo has created a visual language that combines art historical tradition with contemporary culture.