Live Auction 10384Post War & Contemporary Art Day Auction
Goshka Macuga (b. 1967)
Lot 334

Goshka Macuga (b. 1967)

Madame Blavatsky

Closed17 October 2015

Price Realised

GBP 37,500

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Goshka Macuga (b. 1967)
Madame Blavatsky
carved wood, fibreglass, clothes and chairs
45 x 75 x 30in. (114.3 x 190.5 x 73.6cm.)
Executed in 2007

Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007.

Specialist note

‘Garbed in purple, the colour of both magic and mourning, Madame Blavatsky’s effigy emits a transcendental aura, channelling the dark art of inspiration from beyond.’
(Saatchi Gallery, https://saatchigallery.com [accessed 14th September 2015])