28th Nov, 2025 11:00
Christiane Kubrick (German b.1932)
Sunflowers and Blue Desk
signed 'Christiane Kubrick' (lower right)
oil on canvas
152 x 102 cm, framed 165 x 114 cm
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by the mother of the present owner.
Literature:
Christiane Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick Paintings, 1991, illustrated in colour.
Footnote:
Christiane met Stanley Kubrick when she was cast in the film Paths of Glory. They married in 1958 and the marriage lasted until Kubrick's death in 1999. Although trained as an actress Christiane is better known as a painter. She has had international success with exhibitions in New York, Rome and London. Her works have appeared in A Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut. In addition to her signature bold and colourful floral still life of sunflowers the present work depicts photographs of her three children and Stanley in a photoframe, lower right.
£1,500 - £2,000
Buyer's premium: 27.50% +VAT
Artist's Resale Right (Droit de suite) may apply to this lot
Christiane Kubrick (German b.1932)
Sunflowers and Blue Desk
signed 'Christiane Kubrick' (lower right)
oil on canvas
152 x 102 cm, framed 165 x 114 cm
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by the mother of the present owner.
Literature:
Christiane Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick Paintings, 1991, illustrated in colour.
Footnote:
Christiane met Stanley Kubrick when she was cast in the film Paths of Glory. They married in 1958 and the marriage lasted until Kubrick's death in 1999. Although trained as an actress Christiane is better known as a painter. She has had international success with exhibitions in New York, Rome and London. Her works have appeared in A Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut. In addition to her signature bold and colourful floral still life of sunflowers the present work depicts photographs of her three children and Stanley in a photoframe, lower right.
Auction: Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures, 28th Nov, 2025
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