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Invocations Of Miles - Signed Print by George Condo 2000 - MyArtBroker

Invocations Of Miles
Signed Print

George Condo

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2000

Size: H 114cm x W 75cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of George Condo's Invocations Of Miles (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,500. This screenprint, created in 2000, has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 20th April 2015. Over the past five years, the hammer price has remained consistent. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2021Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
April 2015Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Invocations Of Miles, a screen print made by George Condo in 2000, may be understood as a further exploration of his elusive approach to portraiture. Produced at the turn of the century, this work includes several nude figures. Many do not have faces and the expressions of others are minimal. Condo described this work as an expression of “Artificial Realism”. What he meant by this was that he sought to depict reality through an ostensibly abstract lens.

This work builds on the themes that Condo introduced to his oeuvre in the clown works of the 1980s. One reading of Invocations of Miles is that it is a group portrait. However, the individual characteristics of the figures that Condo represents are elusive. Instead, the emotive and expressive effect of the composition is what creates atmosphere in the work. Therefore, this work may be understood as relating to Condo’s own concept of the imaginary portrait. He sought, through this approach, to create a new concept for portraiture: one that focussed less on the specific features and characteristics of the sitter, instead using memory to construct the portrait.

  • 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.