Lot 12
Photodeath No. 4 (Georg Baselitz) 1985
oilstick on 6 canvasboards, no's. 4459–4464
titled and date on label verso
89 x 65cm (overall)
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000
Gift of the Artist
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent
Imants Tillers: 19301 or as of October, National Art Gallery, Wellington, 25 February - 9 April, 1989
Visual Tension, ACCA, Melbourne, 19 February -18 March 1985; Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 9 - 27 April 1985
Imants Tillers is known for his unique approach to painting, using small canvas boards to construct intricate artworks. Since 1981, he has employed these modular panels to explore themes of contemporary culture and identity, layering text and imagery to create complex meaning.
In his Photodeath series, Tillers explores the concept of appropriation, reinterpreting existing artworks to question originality and authorship. 'Photodeath No. 4' (Georg Baselitz) 1985 is an homage to the German artist Baselitz. Through appropriation Tillers's work speaks of interconnectedness of images and ideas across time and culture.
This significant early work by the artist is one of ten in the series and the only one including imagery by Georg Baselitz.
© Imants Tillers/Copyright Agency, 2025
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8773
6:00pm - 18 March 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 14 - Sun 16 Mar, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
Lot 9, George Baldessin's Emblems will be on view by appointment only, at the following location.
Meridian Sculpture
8 Spring St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065
CONTACT
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