Doyle+Design® / Street Art - Sale 12DD02 - Lot 2043

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10am
Lot 2043
Anthony Lister
Australian, b. 1980
In Transit #5, 2005
Signed Anthony Lister, inscribed Lister with copyright symbol/In Transit #5 and dated 2005 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
47 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches
Unframed

Provenance:
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Private collection, Melbourne Australia
Menzies Auctions, Sydney Australia, December 8, 2011

Australian fine artist Anthony Lister creates wildly abstracted paintings which may seem more as descendents of DeKooning or Bacon than part of the Street Art scene. However, Lister's work has an undeniable rebellious streak borne from graffiti culture, and he actively creates murals, both legal and illegal.
Further reading: Tales of White Trash Prophecy, Upper Playground, 2008



Sold for $5,375
(Includes Buyer's Premium)
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Overall very good condition.


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