Lot 2012
Dalek (James Marshall)
American, b. 1968
(i) Untitled (Space Monkey), 2002
Signed Dalek and dated 02 on the reverse
Acrylic on wood
24 x 24 inches
Unframed
(ii) Untitled (Space Monkey), 2002
Signed Dalek and dated 02 on the reverse
Acrylic on wood
24 x 24 inches
Unframed

Growing up with a healthy diet of skateboarding, graffiti and punk rock, Dalek (aka James Marshall) began a new chapter as an artist after working as an assistant to Takashi Murakami. The result was a street art informed version of Murakami's hyper-pop "Superflat" style, which showed Dalek's incredible draftsmanship and eye for color. Dalek's beloved Space Monkeys were the subject of the bulk of his early work, though he has now largely moved onto less figurative (but no less graphically stunning) paintings.

Further reading: His Majestic Fallacy, Drago Media, 2009

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Sold for $6,250 (Includes Buyer's Premium)
Estimate $6,000-10,000

(i) Three very small surface scuffs at lower left quadrant. Very small speck of pigment loss in brown area at lower right. Otherwise very good condition. (ii) Three very small specks of loss in black pigment at lower center. Otherwise very good condition.


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