Michael Craig-Martin

Dolly

About this artwork

In the 1960s and 1970s Craig-Martin was particularly interested in American Minimalism and Conceptualism. By the 1980s his work had become concerned with Pop imagery and style. A major change came immediately after Craig-Martin returned from a year’s sabbatical in New York in 1982, when he started to make wall drawings which were three-dimensional. With the inclusion of coloured panels, the result was bold relief sculptures which retainined a strong graphic element. This marked a turning point and, in 1983, Craig-Martin reduced his teaching hours to part-time and began to focus more on his own work.

Updated before 2020

  • artist:
  • title:
    Dolly
  • date created:
    1983
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas and steel
  • measurements:
    162.60 x 103.00 x 17.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society 2012
  • accession number:
    GMA 5190
  • gallery:
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Michael Craig-Martin

Michael Craig-Martin