Lot 306: Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942)

Gilbert & George (b. 1943 & b. 1942)
Spring Faith
signed, titled and dated 'SPRING FAITH Gilbert AND George 1980' (lower right)
hand-dyed gelatin silver prints in artist's frames, in nine parts
each: 23 7/8 x 19 7/8in. (60.5 x 50.5cm.)
overall: 71½ x 59 5/8in. (181.5 x 151.5cm.)
Executed in 1980

C. Ratcliff (ed.), Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-1985, exh. cat., Bordeaux, CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, 1986 (illustrated in colour, p. 143).
R. Fuchs (ed.), Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, Volume I 1971-1988, London 2007 (illustrated in colour, p. 316).

Private Collection, Belgium.