LOT DETAILS

Materials:

acrylic, oil, polyester resin, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linen

Measurements:

71.81 in. (182.40 cm.) (height) by 47.80 in. (121.40 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed twice and dated 'CHRIS OFILI 1998' (on the overlap); signed twice, titled and dated '"Orgena" CHRIS OFILI 1998' (on the stretcher)

Exhibited:

London, Tate Gallery, The Turner Prize 1998, October 1998-January 1999, no. 16. Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Kunst-Welten Im Dialog, Von Gauguin Zur Globalen Gegenwart, November 1999-March 2000, no. 334 (illustrated in colour, p. 466).

Literature:

D. Adjaye, P. Doig, O. Enwezor, T. Golden & K. Walker, Chris Ofili, New York 2009 (illustrated in colour, p. 71).

Provenance:

Victoria and Warren Miro Collection, London. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000.