Live Auction 22044Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
CRISTINA BANBAN (B. 1987)
Lot 133

CRISTINA BANBAN (B. 1987)

The Venus of the Lower East Side

Closed12 May 2023

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USD 176,400

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CRISTINA BANBAN (B. 1987)
The Venus of the Lower East Side
signed with the artist's initials 'CB' (lower left); signed, titled and dated '"THE VENUS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE" 2019 CRISTINA BANBAN' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
70 7/8 x 59 in. (180.1 x 149.9 cm.)
Painted in 2019.

1969 Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

"I dipped myself into the extravaganza and mishmash of this urban mass," she explains. "I looked closely to people, made friends, talked to strangers, danced, ate and drunk in as many different places I could, always trying to follow that restless blast of energy that this city brings."
– Cristina BanBan (C. BanBan, quoted in K. Cowan, "Cristina BanBan's beautifully plump figures inspired by the life and energy of New York," Creative Boom, January 2019, digital)