George, Lord Digby and William, Lord Russell

KEHINDE WILEY (B. 1977)

George, Lord Digby and William, Lord Russell

signed, inscribed, and dated in pencil 'Kehinde Wiley 2021 TP' (lower right margin)

archival ink on innova smooth cotton paper

image: 17 x 22 3/4 inches (43.2 x 57.8 cm)

sheet: 20 x 25 3/4 inches (50.8 x 65.4 cm)

framed: 24 3/4 x 30 1/4 inches (62.9 x 76.8 cm)

Executed in 2021. This work is a trial proof, the edition was not realized.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

NOTES:

Born in Los Angeles in 1977, Kehinde Wiley is a prominent American portrait artist celebrated for his dynamic reimagining of classical portraiture. His work features contemporary Black subjects depicted in heroic poses against ornate, often sublime background, challenging historical conventions of representation. Wiley’s George, Lord Digby and William, Lord Russel exemplifies this approach, reinterpreting 17th-century aristocracy through a modern lens, giving new life to the figures with contemporary identities.