By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin
Me + Paul We Are the Trolls, 1995
Monoprint on paper
Signed, titled and dated in graphite pencil on the front
Unique
Frame included: bears original label from Jay Jopling, the founder of White Cube Gallery, Emin's longtime gallery
Measurements:
Framed (original vintage frame included)
15.5 inches vertical by 20.5 by .75 inches
Work
11.5 inches vertical by 16.5 inches horizontal
Provenance:
The Collection of Douglas S. Cramer, USA
Hubert S. Bush Collection USA (with label)
Jay Jopling, London (with label) - Jay Jopling is the legendary founder of White Cube Gallery
This early (1995) monoprint is part of Tracey Emin's "troll" series, depicting her younger self and her (now estranged) twin brother Paul as children with sometimes murderous thoughts. It was acquired from the collection of Douglas Cramer, (August 22, 1931 – June 4, 2021) a top American television producer who worked for Paramount Television and Spelling Television, producing series such as Mission: Impossible, The Brady Bunch, and Dynasty - who amassed one of the most distinguished collections of contemporary art in the United States.
A 2011 Daily Mail article entitled "If you Think Tracey Emin is Wild, say Hello to her Terrible Twin" describes a different monotype, also from the troll series, that Tracey gave to her brother Paul, which he promptly and publicly sold on a TV show, much to her chagrin. The article reads:
"Yet there is one person central to Tracey's life who has managed to stay largely shielded from the public eye: her twin brother Paul.. He leads a life that could hardly be more different to Tracey's. She is worth millions, is a household name, owns an estate in the South of France and has A-list friends such as Kate Moss, Orlando...
Category
1990s Contemporary Enrico Embroli Art
MaterialsMonotype, Monoprint