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CHRIS OFILI British b.1968 Watercolor Portrait

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CHRIS OFILI British b.1968 Watercolor Portrait
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Watercolor on paper, featuring portrait of man, signed and attr. Chris Ofili (British, b.1968) on the lower right corner, 10.4 x 7.9 in. (26.5 x 20 cm), Chris Ofili is a British contemporary painter, working in a vibrant palette and a variety of applied textures to examine both the contemporary and historical black experience. In intricately detailed works, Ofili deploys inventive figuration rendered in paint and collaged materials such as glitter, magazines cut-outs, and resin. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate