Lot 3031
ORIGINAL EARLY WORK of ALEC MONOPOLY featuring "SCROOGE MCDUCK" This is an original Mixed Media with Acrylic, Spray Paint & Newspaper on "Crude" Gallery Wrapped Canvas Frame. Alec Monopoly (Born 1986) "Scrooge McDuck" Acrylic, aerosol spray paint and newspaper collage on canvas with resin coat finish. This painting includes a paintbrush used by the artist attached to the bottom of the canvas. The newspaper used on this piece has newspaper dating back to 2013. Alec Monopoly” is the alias of an unidentified graffiti artist, originally from New York City. The artist primarily works with street art in the urban environments of New York, Los Angeles, and London using varied materials (including stencils, spray paint, epoxies, varnishes and newspapers) to subversively depict the mascot of the board game, Monopoly. Monopoly and his work have been covered by The Huffington Post, the Wooster Collective, Juxtapoz magazine, Complex magazine, The Dirt Floor and commissioned by Paramount Pictures and Kiehl’s to name a few. Alec Monopoly uses a cartoonish style to comment on real-world problems, delivering a simplified and exaggerated message nonetheless justified in its decrial of a broken economic system. The first real figure Alec Monopoly painted was Bernie Madoff, whom he considers the ultimate symbol of financial collapse. He also uses cartoon characters Scrooge McDuck and Richie Rich in his work. Alec Monopoly has been exhibited from 2012 at Guy Hepner galleries in New York, 2013 at LAB ART, Los Angeles and Miami, and for events including the Armory Fair, Frieze Art Fair and Art Basel Miami Beach. Artist: Alec Monopoly Title: "Scrooge McDuck" Medium: Acrylic Spray Paint Canvas Circa/Year: 2013 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Center Keywords: Urban, Graffiti, Street, Contemporary; Ref: BD1171
- Provenance: This work was acquired at auction in California from a prominent collector whose personal collection housed many notable original street and pop art works. This piece was confirmed authentic by his brother and business manager (Avery Andon) in August 2020. It is also believed to be an earlier and possibly more significant and desirable work of Alec’s from 2013. This would date the production of the work around the time Alec was exhibiting at LAB Art in Los Angeles. His manager (Avery Andon) stated that it was “likely a direct sale dating to the time that Alec was living in Los Angeles”. This piece will come with personal email history from the current owner and Alec's manager confirming the authenticity. For privacy reasons the messaging will only be disclosed to the new owner.
- Dimensions: 40x40 inches
- Medium: Alec Monopoly
- Circa: 2013
- Notes: You can see in the pictures that this work also contains a very unique feature in that the canvas was hand stretched face down and now forever contains the bare feet prints of the artist on the back of the canvas. In addition, the artist has affixed the paint brush used creating this work of art to the bottom edge of the gallery wrapped frame. The demand for Alec's early work has exploded and his secondary market prices have soared in 2020. There are many documented examples of his original work selling for $40,000 - $60,000+ at auction in the last 12 months.
- Condition: This piece in great condition. Please see photos for details.
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