Grayson Perry (b.1960) - Another Motion in the Craft Versus Art Debate, c1993 glazed earthenware with applied enamel motifs and transfer photographic images 10 x 10 x 10 in., 25.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired directly from the artist in 1993 and thence by descent). The shape and design of the current work is derived from ancient Chinese "Hu" vessels which were made for the storage of wine. The earliest example of such a vessel was excavated from a burial chamber that dates to the Zhou dynasty (1046-246 BC) but other examples have been uncovered from subsequent dynasties such as the Song, Ming and Qing. The "Hu" is particularly noted for its identical dimensions in height, width and depth, something reminiscent of the Ancient Greek "Krater" vessels of the 5th Century BC, also used for mixing and storage of wine. Onto these ancient surfaces Perry transfers images taken from art history books depicting scenes from French 18th Century Rococo painting. This fusion of ancient Chinese and 18th Century French art came to be known as Chinoisierie of course, but its handling under the direction of Grayson Perry is of one of stark contrast rather than harmonious integration. This polarization of styles, fused as they are in the same work, is intentional, a dichotomy that is central to Perry's work as a whole. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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Grayson Perry RA, British b.1960- Detail from "The Walthamstow Tapestry", 2009; cushion, wool and cotton tapestry, 43x43cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Gifted by the artist to the present owner Note: The present work was produced as a test for the artist's monumental Walthamstow Tapestry created in 2009. Inspired by antique batik fabrics from Malaysia as well as eastern European folk art, it explores our quasi-religious relationship to consumerism with the names of famous brand names woven into a journey charting the passage through life of man from birth to death. CONDITION REPORT: fastened with beige coloured zip along one edge some minor signs of wear, slightly bobbly in places otherwise in good original condition
Grayson Perry RA, British b.1960- Untitled; watercolour, gouache, ink, crayon, acrylic and collage on paper, signed on the reverse in blue ink, 21.2x29.9cm, (unframed) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Gifted by the artist to the present owner CONDITION REPORT: unframed, in a white A4 envelope inscribed 'To Kate/Happy Birthday/ Phil & Gray xx' in blue ink sheet is slightly ruckled collaged elements lifting slightly in places paint marks on the reverse of sheet in very good original condition
Grayson Perry CBE, British b.1960- "The Vanity of Small Differences"; box set of six digital printed cards and book, to coincide with the Victoria Miro Gallery, London exhibition of the same name, 2012, 13x24.5cm ea., (boxed) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Victoria Miro Gallery, London CONDITION REPORT: Boxed with title and printed signature on front cover Together with a book and a loose cover inside the box And six printed cards of the Tapestries made for the show. Published 2012 All in very good condition
•GRAYSON PERRY "F*****g cow, how dare you say that" - The workings of the mind depicted as a motorbike in parts, pencil with black and red pen and ink, signed, 8.25" x 11.75". See illustration. This work was donated to Blandford-based mental support group, Willow Tree Group by Grayson Perry himself. Having seen the artist on BBC's Newsnight, Barrie Smith, a member of Willow Tree Group, wrote a letter to the Saatchi Gallery who represent Perry in the hope that they may be able to donate an artwork in order to raise much needed funds for the group. A few weeks later, a jiffy bag arrived containing the artwork with a yellow post-it note attached which read: 'Dear Barrie, This Drawing by Grayson Perry is for the Willow Tree Group Silent Auction. It is probably worth about £2000. Good luck!'. The sketch will be sold with the original packaging and Post-it note as received by Barrie Smith.
BRITISH TELEVISION: Selection of signed cards, signed postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various British television and radio presenters and personalities, including Anne Diamond, Angela Rippon, Larry Grayson, Sarah Greene, Caron Keating, Anna Ford, Bruce Forsyth, Alan Freeman, Clive James, Jennie Bond, Michael Parkinson, Terry Wogan, Roy Castle, Joan Bakewell, David Attenborough, Lorraine Kelly, Ulrika Jonsson etc., also including a selection of signed cards and signed postcard photographs by various popular musicians and singers and other famous individuals including Cilla Black, Bucks Fizz, Perry Como, Frankie Vaughan, Marty Wilde, Elaine Paige, Marianne Faithfull, Vince Hill, Jerry Hall, Linda Lusardi, Della Frances Dolan (Miss United Kingdom 1982), Richard Adams, Desmond Morris, John Major, Jeffrey Archer, Barbara Cartland, Marjorie Proops etc. A little duplication. Generally VG, 86
ARTISTS: A good selection of A.Ls.S. etc., by various contemporary artists, many written on postcards or greetings cards featuring colour reproductions of the artist's work, including Dexter Dalwood (illustrated with an original pencil drawing), Grayson Perry (2; one an A.L.S., in part, 'You don't have to go to art school to be an artist but if you want a career as a contemporary artist you will struggle if you have not been to art school', and the other a simple original pen and ink drawing), Ciara Phillips, Laure Prouvost, Michael Raedecker, Philip Sutton, Eileen Cooper, Norman Ackroyd, Rineke Dijkstra, Cornelia Parker, Mona Hatoum, Sam Taylor-Wood, Antony Gormley, Michael Craig-Martin, Mike Nelson, Jeremy Deller, Ron Arad etc. Some of the letters have interesting content relating to art. VG to EX, 21
Entertainment, a collection of letters & signatures including Elisabeth Welch, Prunella Scales, Frank Muir, Michael Hordern, Roy Castle, Roy Hudd, Ken Dodd, Dorothy Tutin, Kenneth Kendall, James Perry, Julian Pettifer, Sheila Steafel, Billy Milton, Brian Murphy, Ronald Magill, Denis Norden, Jerrfrey Archer, Larry Grayson & others (60+) PROVENANCE: This lot is part of a unique Kipling family archive which has come through Helen Macdonald, who was a great niece of Rudyard Kipling`s mother Alice Macdonald. Alice`s three sisters were married to Edward Burne Jones, Edward Poynter (Artists) and Alfred Baldwin (father of 20th century British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin). Passed from Helen Macdonald by gift to the present vendor.
An oval pottery dish, attributed to Grayson Perry, dated 1988, incised to the centre with a wheelchair against a stylized seaweed ground, the rim transfer printed with ears of corn, four indistinct abstract/stylized motifs or marks to the rim reverse, impressed `88` to upper surface rim, length approx 36.7cm.
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