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Robert Colescott — Ladies in Waiting (Smoking)
Robert Colescott

Ladies in Waiting (Smoking)

1986

Robert Colescott's 1986 charcoal drawing depicts ladies in waiting while smoking, rendered on paper with expressive mark-making. The work explores themes of leisure, gender, and social observation.

Medium
charcoal on paper

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Curated

March 9, 2023

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 259

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Robert Colescott, Ladies in Waiting (Smoking), 1986

Robert Colescott's 1986 charcoal drawing depicts ladies in waiting while smoking, rendered on paper with expressive mark-making. The work explores themes of leisure, gender, and social observation.

Medium
charcoal on paper
Year
1986
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Women, Social Commentary, Paper, Portrait, Charcoal, Robert Colescott, 1986, Drawing, Figurative, Contemporary

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