Breaking news: On March 6, 2025, Christie's "20th and 21st Century: London Evening Sale" officially kicked off. Michael Andrews' "Group IV: Barracuda Under Skipjack Tuna" was estimated at GBP 3,000,000-5,000,000 and sold for GBP 5,000,000 plus commission GBP 6,060,000.About 56.18 million RMB, a new personal auction record(Breaking the record held by Christie's London "School Iii: Butterfly Fish And Damsel Fish" GBP 3,125,500 on March 8, 2024).

Collection History

source: Anthony d'Offay and James Kirkman, London.

collect: In 1979, Dr. Catherine Wills acquired this piece from the above source.

Exhibition History

1978:

London, Anthony d’Offay Gallery, the exhibition title is “Michael Andrews: Paintings 1977-78”, and the work number is 4.

1980-1981:

London, Hayward Gallery, exhibition title: Michael Andrews, work number 119 on pages 72-73 of the exhibition catalogue (color illustration on page 45).

The exhibition then travelled toEdinburghFruitmarket Gallery andManchesterWhitworth Art Gallery.

2001:

London, Tate Britain, the exhibition was titled Michael Andrews, and the work was listed in the exhibition catalogue on pages 26, 29 and 162, number 58 (with colour illustration on page 113).

2017:

London, Gagosian Gallery, exhibition title: Michael Andrews. Earth, Air, Water, work in exhibition catalogue, pages 67 and 154, number 32 (color illustration on page 75).

It broke the record of GBP 3,125,500 held by Christie's London's "School Iii: Butterfly Fish And Damsel Fish" on March 8, 2024.

About the Artist

Michael Andrews (30 October 1928 – 19 July 1995) was a British painter. He was born in Norwich, England. In his final year of school, Andrews attended Saturday morning classes at Norwich School of Art, where he studied oil painting with Leslie Davenport. In 1994 he underwent surgery for cancer and died on 19 July 1995 in London.

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