Inv. n°: CL105

Couple

Abstract figuration.

h. 228.6 x w. 203.2 cm

2003

Oil on linen

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Provenance

  • Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, May 2004
  • Acquired at Sotheby’s, Private Sale, London, 2017

Publications

  • G. E. Mazzoleni, Cecily Brown, Arte, Milan, April - May 2004, p. 56-57, illustrated in color (incorrectly titled Two Figures in a Landscape)
  • J. L. Belcove, Brown’s Eyse, July 2004, p. 81, illustrated in color
  • Cecily Brown, Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, September 2004, p. 21
  • "Exhibitions: Cecily Brown, 13 July – 12 September 2004", Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/exhibitions/cecily-brown illustrated
  • "Exhibitions: Cecily Brown, 18 Sept – 23 Oct 2004, Works & Installation Views", Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, , [On-line]. Available at: https://cfa-berlin.de/exhibitions/7398/cecily-brown/works/ & https://cfa-berlin.de/exhibitions/7398/cecily-brown/installation-views/ illustrated
  • V. Müller, "Im Dickicht der Farben", Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, 2nd October 2004, illustrated
  • U. Grosenick, Art Now, 2005, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 73, illustrated in color
  • R. Enright, "Paint Whisperer: An Interview with Cecily Brown", Border Crossings, Winnipeg, February 2005, p. 37-38, 45 and 47
  • A. Pierre, "Art Center Hosts Brown Exhibit", Des Moines Register, August 2006, p. 30DB, illustrated
  • A. Pierre, "Cecily Brown Makes U.S. Solo Debut in Iowa", Des Moines Register, August 2006, p. 7E, illustrated
  • A. Thorson, "2 for the Road: Art to Drive For", The Kansas City Star, August 2006, p. 11, illustrated
  • J. O’Callaghan, "Emerging Canvases: Boston Museum Displays Unique, Thickly Layered Works", Nashua Telegraph, New Hampshire, October 2006, p. E1, illustrated
  • "Agenda", The Improper Bostonian, October 2006, p. 23, illustrated in color
  • C. McQuaid, "Exhibit Reveals There’s More to Her Paintings than Sexuality", The Boston Globe, October 2006, p. D5
  • J. Feinberg, "At the MFA: Openness and Ambiguity: Cecily Brown Holds First Solo Exhibit", The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, October 2006, p. 13
  • N. Polito, "Cecily Brown: Evolved Abstract Expressionism", Tufts Observer, Boston, October 2006, p. 14, illustrated in color
  • "A & E Update: What: Cecily Brown", Our Town Brookline, Brookline, November 2006, p. 42, illustrated in color
  • J. A. Lopata, "Review: Cecily Brown at MFA; An Orgy of Colorful Gang Rapes", In Newsweekly, Boston, November 2006, p. A23, illustrated
  • J. Wulff, "Art for a Song", The Boston Globe, Boston, November 2006, p. 2, illustrated in color
  • "Cecily Brown at Boston’s MFA", Artinfo.com, December 2006, illustrated in color
  • "Cecily Brown", Art New England, Brighton, February - March 2007, p. 28, illustrated
  • E. Wingate and R. Degan (ed.), Cecily Brown, en route, New York, 2008, pp. 164-165, illustrated in coulour
  • "Cecily Brown. Where, When, How Often and with Whom 8.11.2018 - 10.3.2019", Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.louisiana.dk/en/exhibition/cecily-brown
  • "Blog: Explore This Month – January’, 31 December 2018", Art Talk Collective, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.arttalkcollective.com/blog/category/explore-this-month# illustrated
  • "Cecily Brown. Where, When, How Often and with Whom", Apollo Magazine, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/art-diary/cecily-brown-where-when-how-often-and-with-whom/
  • T. Myers & H. Als (ed.), Cecily Brown: Where, When, How Often and with Whom, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, April 2019
  • Palazzo Medici Riccardi: Sergio Risaliti, Roberta Masucci, Valentina Zucchi, Lucia Mannini, Passione Novecento: da Paul Klee a Damien Hirst, Florence, 2022, p. XXXI, pp.167-168
  • J. Samet, "Living in a Female Body: Contemporary Art by Women and the Levett Collection", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrel and FAMM, January 2025, p.219
  • B. Korek, H.U. Obrsit and all., Cecily Brown, Serpentine, 2026, fog. 31
  • Lizzie Carey-Thomas, Cecily Brown picture making 27 march - 6 september 2026, Serpentine, 2026
  • Interview by Chloë Ashby, Cecily Brown : ‘I was too shy to talk to all these super cool kids like Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst’, 23rd March 2026
  • Passione Novecento. De Paul Klee à Damien Hirst, , Article d'exposition, du 24 septembre 2022 au 8 janvier 2023

Exhibitions

  • Cecily Brown, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, 13th July 2004 — 12th September 2004
  • Cecily Brown, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany, 18th September 2004 — 23rd November 2004
  • “Cecily Brown”, US touring exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA, 18th October 2006 — 15th January 2007
  • “Cecily Brown”, US touring exhibition, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, USA, 4th August 2008 — 1st October 2008
  • Cecily Brown: Where, When, How Often and with Whom, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, 8th November 2018 — 10th March 2019
  • Passione Novecento. Opere da collezioni private, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, Italy, 24th September 2022 — 15th January 2023
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day
  • Cecily Brown, Serpentine South, London, UK, 27th March 2026 — 6th September 2026

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