22nd Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

Modern & Contemporary Art

 
Lot 159
 

159

Sebastian Horsley (1962-2010) ''Abstract'' Oil on canvas, 198cm by 148cm Born in the East...

Sebastian Horsley (1962-2010)
"Abstract"
Oil on canvas, 198cm by 148cm

Born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Sebastian Horsley was a writer, dandy and bon viveur. Horsley's adopted home in Soho became a destination for artists and writers. Of Soho he said "The air used to be clean and the sex used to be dirty. Now it is the other way around. Soho has lost its heart". He was a well-known drug addict and his proclivity for casual sex with prostitutes was infamous. His art is every bit as dramatic as his life was, and in 2000 he was crucified, without painkillers, to prepare for a series of paintings on the subject. He died in 2010 of an overdose.
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Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

Glazed and very dark so difficult to see but appears to be in overall good condition. Not examined out of the frame.

 


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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 22nd Jun, 2019

Modern & Contemporary Art

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