Footnotes

• The original of this self-portrait was the result of a request from Artsite in Bath who had asked a number of artists to work on images of themselves for a book. It forms part of his ongoing project (started in 1966), A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel, now published in several editions. Tom Phillips decided to use this image as the entrance / lottery ticket for a cricket match to celebrate his birthday at the Oval Cricket Ground in May 1987. For this purpose he had a lithographic version made, which was further worked on and printed on specially selected paper. The present example, from his own collection, has been augmented by his signed autograph inscription.

Saleroom notices

• This lot is subject to Artist's Resale Right additional premium