Lot 129
India ink and charcoal on paper.
H 470 mm W 410 mm (Visible measurement).
Signed and dated lower right: Robert Longo, 2013. Titled lower left: Study for D. Butkus.
(Original frame).
Provenance:
Swiss Private Property.
Wearing jersey number 51, Dick Butkus played for the Chicago Bears in the American National Football League from 1965 to 1973. His tough style, characterised by strong physical play, earned him the nickname ‘The Robot of Destruction’. Butkus died in Malibu in October 2023.
* | CHF | 18'000 / 25'000 |
* | EUR | 18'000 / 25'000 |
* | USD | 19'000 / 27'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 14'500