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November 02, 2015

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LOT 28

Lot 28

Judy Chicago (1939-)

Judy Chicago (1939-)
Lot 28 Details
Judy Chicago (1939-), American

FEMALE REJECTION DRAWING #3 (PEELING BACK) (FROM THE REJECTION QUINTET, 1974), 1977

Colour offset lithograph on wove paper; signed and dated 1977 in pencil to margin. Published by Periwinkle Productions, Beverly Hills, 1974.
Sheet sight 28" x 21.75" — 71.1 x 55.2 cm.

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $660
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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The 1970’s saw a period of progression in which women powerfully contested the patriarchy. Chicago combines jewel-like colours with autobiographical text. This work, with its vulvic iconography, seeks to dislodge the cultural primacy of the phallus.

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