Allen Jones *
(born in Southampton 1937)
Waiting on table, 1987–2001, coloured fiberglass, chrome-plated metal base, 214 x 65 x 65 cm
Provenance:
Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
Private Collection, Finland (acquired from the above in 1999)
Sale, Lempertz, 1 December 2023, lot 72
Private Collection, Northern Germany (acquired from the above)
Exhibited:
Helsinki /Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Allen Jones, 1999
In 1969, Allen Jones, the leading figure of British Pop Art, began to explore sculpture. He created life-size, realistic-looking, erotic female figures out of steel and fiberglass. From the very beginning, these works sparked controversial discussions in which Jones was accused of being sexist and fetishistic. Despite the accusations, the series holds a significant place in art history.
Allen Jones explained his approach as follows:
“Fetishism produced images that appealed to me because they were dangerous. They dealt with personal obsessions. They stood outside the accepted canon of artistic expression and proposed new ways of depicting the figure.”
Jones’s style repeatedly served as a source of inspiration for film directors.
Stanley Kubrick, for example, drew specific ideas from this series of sculptures for the interior design of the Korova Milk Bar in his film A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Specialist: Joëlle Romba
(born in Southampton 1937)
Waiting on table, 1987–2001, coloured fiberglass, chrome-plated metal base, 214 x 65 x 65 cm
Provenance:
Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
Private Collection, Finland (acquired from the above in 1999)
Sale, Lempertz, 1 December 2023, lot 72
Private Collection, Northern Germany (acquired from the above)
Exhibited:
Helsinki /Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Allen Jones, 1999
In 1969, Allen Jones, the leading figure of British Pop Art, began to explore sculpture. He created life-size, realistic-looking, erotic female figures out of steel and fiberglass. From the very beginning, these works sparked controversial discussions in which Jones was accused of being sexist and fetishistic. Despite the accusations, the series holds a significant place in art history.
Allen Jones explained his approach as follows:
“Fetishism produced images that appealed to me because they were dangerous. They dealt with personal obsessions. They stood outside the accepted canon of artistic expression and proposed new ways of depicting the figure.”
Jones’s style repeatedly served as a source of inspiration for film directors.
Stanley Kubrick, for example, drew specific ideas from this series of sculptures for the interior design of the Korova Milk Bar in his film A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Specialist: Joëlle Romba
