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Ann Carrington — The Pearly Queen of Mornington Crescent
Ann Carrington

The Pearly Queen of Mornington Crescent

2016

Ann Carrington's The Pearly Queen of Mornington Crescent (2016) consists of buttons meticulously sewn onto canvas and displayed in an artist-designed Perspex box. This work combines textile traditions with contemporary presentation methods. The piece references London's working-class culture through its evocative title and materials.

Medium
buttons sewn on canvas in artist's Perspex box

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This is Tomorrow: Works from the David Ross Collection

September 7, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 419

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Ann Carrington, The Pearly Queen of Mornington Crescent, 2016

Ann Carrington's The Pearly Queen of Mornington Crescent (2016) consists of buttons meticulously sewn onto canvas and displayed in an artist-designed Perspex box. This work combines textile traditions with contemporary presentation methods. The piece references London's working-class culture through its evocative title and materials.

Medium
buttons sewn on canvas in artist's Perspex box
Year
2016
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Assemblage, Buttons, Mixed Media, Canvas, Decorative, Whimsical, British, Colorful, Figurative, Contemporary