Chris Ofili painting Blossom expected to fetch up to £1.5m at auction
Work featuring Turner prize winner’s signature use of elephant dung to be auctioned for first time in OctoberAn important work by the Turner prize-winning British artist Chris Ofili, featuring his signature use of elephant dung, will be auctioned for the first time at Christie’s in...
<p>Work featuring Turner prize winner’s signature use of elephant dung to be auctioned for first time in October</p><p>An important work by the Turner prize-winning British artist Chris Ofili, featuring his signature use of elephant dung, will be auctioned for the first time at Christie’s in October.</p><p>Blossom (1997), a portrait created a year before Ofili became the first black artist to win the Turner prize in 1998, is estimated to sell for £1m to £1.5m. The piece blends sacred iconography with popular culture and African symbolism, using Ofili’s signature materials of glitter, resin and elephant dung.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/aug/14/painting-by-chris-ofili-to-be-auctioned-for-first-time-and-expected-to-fetch-up-to-15m">Continue reading...</a>
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