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Untitled (Perfume Bottle)

Grayson Perry, 1985

This early ceramic piece by the Turner Prize-winning artist is in the form of a perfume bottle decorated with drip glazes and poppy seed heads. An inscription in French translates as Â‘Reminiscence/Perfume of the MistressesÂ’. A transfer of RenoirÂ’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) accompanies the words.

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Title of artwork, date

Untitled (Perfume Bottle), 1985

Date supported

2015

Medium and material

glazed earthenware, poppy seed pods and bronze

Dimensions

22.9 × 5.1 × 6.7cm

Grant

3500

Total cost

12500

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