Michael Craig-Martin

(Irish, born 1941)

Michael Craig-Martin is an Irish Conceptual artist. Frequently working in candy-colored paintings of text and everyday objects, Craig-Martin’s practice is both varied and playful. Among his best-known works is An Oak Tree (1973), which consists of a glass of water placed on a bracketed glass ledge accompanied by a text asserting that the glass of water is, in fact, an oak tree which has been altered from one physical state into another. An influential educator, he is also known for being the teacher of many of the Young British Artists, such as Damien Hirst and Gary Hume, during their time studying at Goldsmiths in London. Born on August 28, 1941 in Dublin, Ireland, Craig-Martin went on to study at Fordham University in the Bronx and took a painting course at Yale University taught by Al Held and Alex Katz. His work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. He lives and works in London, England. 

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Michael Craig-Martin (421 results)

Michael Craig-Martin

"Book", 1997

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Distant Relations, 1996

Michael Craig-Martin

Distant Relations, 1996

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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Close Relations, 1996

Michael Craig-Martin

Close Relations, 1996

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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Gerrit Rietveld - from 'Design and..., 2017

Michael Craig-Martin

Gerrit Rietveld - from 'Design and..., 2017

Sale Date: March 17, 2022

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Untitled (Globe), 1989

Michael Craig-Martin

Untitled (Globe), 1989

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Coffee Cup (Fragment), 2015

Michael Craig-Martin

Coffee Cup (Fragment), 2015

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Two Chairs and a Table

Michael Craig-Martin

Two Chairs and a Table

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Art for Life, 2020

Michael Craig-Martin

Art for Life, 2020

Sale Date: March 8, 2022

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Baseball Cap - Blue, 2019

Michael Craig-Martin

Baseball Cap - Blue, 2019

Sale Date: March 8, 2022

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Deconstructing Seurat, (blue), (2004)

Michael Craig-Martin

Deconstructing Seurat, (blue), (2004)

Sale Date: February 26, 2022

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Sandal, 1984, 1984

Michael Craig-Martin

Sandal, 1984, 1984

Sale Date: February 18, 2022

Auction Closed

Painting, 1999

Michael Craig-Martin

Painting, 1999

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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Glasses, 2003

Michael Craig-Martin

Glasses, 2003

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Senza titolo

Michael Craig-Martin

Senza titolo

Sale Date: December 4, 2021

Auction Closed

Two plates, from 'Book', 1997

Michael Craig-Martin

Two plates, from 'Book', 1997

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

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Memory Stick, Long-life Battery, Wireless Mic, 2014

Michael Craig-Martin

Memory Stick, Long-life Battery, Wireless Mic, 2014

Sale Date: November 2, 2021

Auction Closed

Eye Test, 2018

Michael Craig-Martin

Eye Test, 2018

Sale Date: October 19, 2021

Auction Closed

Two plates, from 'Book', 1997

Michael Craig-Martin

Two plates, from 'Book', 1997

Sale Date: September 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Hope (Blue), 1998

Michael Craig-Martin

Hope (Blue), 1998

Sale Date: September 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Sunglasses, 2001

Michael Craig-Martin

Sunglasses, 2001

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

Auction Closed

Safety Pin, 2001

Michael Craig-Martin

Safety Pin, 2001

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

Auction Closed

Book (Four Works), 1997

Michael Craig-Martin

Book (Four Works), 1997

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

Auction Closed

Folio, 2004

Michael Craig-Martin

Folio, 2004

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1996

Michael Craig-Martin

Untitled, 1996

Sale Date: September 15, 2021

Auction Closed

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