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Lot 224AR

William English (British, born 1951): Venus With A Severed Leg - Portrait of Vivienne Westwood at SEX Box-Set,
1975, printed 2004,

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£800 - £1,200

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William English (British, born 1951): Venus With A Severed Leg - Portrait of Vivienne Westwood at SEX Box-Set,

1975, printed 2004,
From an edition of 100 (no more than 30 produced), comprising twelve colour coupler prints of Westwood taken by the photographer each no.5/100, one signed by Vivienne Westwood to the front in gold metallic pen, each 11 1/2in x 7 1/2in (29cm x 19cm); together with a colour photograph of Westwood printed on paper and the title page printed on crumpled paper, all housed in a clamshell box composed of thermal blackout material, the photographs loosely placed between a sheet of white felt. The original rubber envelope that wrapped around the box has been folded and retained (this echoes the dress that Westwood is pictured wearing in one of the photographs); also included are the preview cards and a postcard for the initial exhibition held at The Aquarium Gallery in 2004 and for its subsequent exhibition at Maggs Gallery in 2005;

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Provenance:
The Andrew Wilson Collection

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