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British. Cool.

7 – 16 April 2025

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The 2025 iteration of British Cool celebrates a wide range of artists representing different aspects of popular culture in Britain, including prints by Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, David Hockney and Bridget Riley, music and film memorabilia of The Beatles, David Bowie and James Bond, fashion by Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes and a Jaime Gili vibrantly painted Mini Cooper.

The first twelve lots in the sale are from the Dylan Jones Collection. During his impressive career as author, journalist and former editor of GQ Magazine, Dylan Jones has been at the forefront of defining British Cool for decades. This collection reflects both his personal and professional interest in modern British artists and music icons, such as David Bowie and Sir Peter Blake. The collection is a labour of love recalling the amazing people and places visited and is a snapshot of arts and culture in Britain.

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207 lots available

Caroline Walker(British, born 1982)Local Custom, from Initiations, 2014

Cecily Brown(born 1969)The Tribulations of St. Anthony, 2010

Chris Ofili CBE (born 1968)Paradise by Night, 2010

Gillian Ayres C.B.E., R.A.(1930-2018)Limelight (hand-painted) 4, 1998

Gillian Ayres C.B.E., R.A.(1930-2018)Achiote, 2015

Sir Peter Blake R.A.(born 1932)I Love You (White), 2010

Alma Singer(born 1986)Everything Is Going to Be OK, 2025

David Shrigley(born 1968)My Artwork is Terrible and I Am a Very Bad Person, 2018

David Shrigley(British, born 1968)Untitled (You Are Special)

David Shrigley(born 1968)Leap into the void, 2023

The Connor Brothers(born 1968)You'll Call, Won't You?, 2013

The Connor Brothers(born 1968)Tell Me Beautiful Untrue Things, 2018

The Connor Brothers(born 1968)Tell Me Beautiful Untrue Things, 2020

The Connor Brothers(born 1968)Just Because You're Paranoid, 2019

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