Lot  086 Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

"Pop Tart" Pop!

Burton MORRIS (American, 1964)

2006

Acrylic on canvas, metal flakes

122 x 91.5 x 3.5 cm

Estimate

TWD 200,000-300,000

HKD 54,000-82,000

USD 7,000-10,500

CNY 46,000-69,000

Sold Price

TWD 228,000

HKD 63,333

USD 8,143

CNY 52,656


Signature

Initialed lower right BCM
Initialed reverse BCM and titled "POP TART" POP!

EXHIBITED:
American Pop Festival, Art Statements, Festival Walk Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, June 28-July 15, 2007

+ OVERVIEW

American Pop Artist Burton Morris was born in 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After earning a bachelor degree in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University in 1986, he started a career as an art director in advertising. Morris is best known for his bold, graphic pop art depictions of various modern icons. His subject matter includes everyday objects that portray today's popular culture. His artwork is characterized by radiant black outlines and vivid colors. In 1990, Morris began making his small post-pop icons into large-scale paintings, using his background in advertising to blur the lines between high and low art. Morris' artwork is included in the collections of The Barack Obama Presidential Center, The Albright-Knox Museum, The Jimmy Carter Center, The Elysee Museum, The United Nations, The International Olympic Museum, The World of Coca Cola Museum, The Senator John Heinz History Museum, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

Saturday, July 17, 2021, 3:30pm