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 ‘Reminiscence/Perfume of the Mistresses’. A transfer of Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) accompanies the words.
More information
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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