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Alan Hampshire (American, 20th ce.)
Lot 89

Alan Hampshire (American, 20th ce.)

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Boy With Clothespins, c. 1989.

Oil on canvas.

Signed and dated in graphite on the verso, "Alan Hampshire 1989".

An erotic painting created by Alan Hampshire. This work, titled "Boy With Clothespins" according to Jon Nalley's exhibition review, was one of many highlights from the 1989 Tunnel Bar exhibition, Gay All the Way: An Art Exhibition in Its Own Environment. [1] Many of the artists featured within this historic exhibition would become some of the most prominent gay artists of the 1990s New York scene including, Adrian Lee Kellard, Martin Wong, Bill Costa, and many others.

 

28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (72.4 x 57.3 cm.)

 

Exhibition History:

Gay All the Way: An Art Exhibition in Its Own Environment. The Tunnel Bar, New York, NY. November 19, 1989.

 

Literature (Illustrated):

OutWeek: New York's Lesbian and Gay News Magazine, No. 26. December 17, 1989. p. 56, illustrated.

 

[1] Nalley, Jon. OutWeek: New York's Lesbian and Gay News Magazine, No. 26. December 17, 1989. p. 56

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Estate of Rick Barnett, a New York City curator and gay activist; acquired from the artist. [1]

Property of a Private California Collection; acquired from the above.

 

[1] This work was purchased by Barnett after the Gay All the Way: An Art Exhibition in Its Own Environment, The Tunnel Bar, New York, NY. November 19, 1989. Barnett curated this exhibition, and purchased the work from Alan Hampshire shortly afterwards.