George Condo - original drawing: "With the Spirit of Music in Mind", from the estate of Ahmet Ertegun, 2000

George Condo - original drawing: "With the Spirit of Music in Mind", from the estate of Ahmet Ertegun, 2000

Original drawing done in ink and held in first front end page of the monograph "George Condo Portraits Lost in Space"
Hand signed and dated November 2000
inscribed to the legendary music producer Ahmet Ertegun as follows:
For Ahmet, with the Spirit of Music in Mind, followed by the artist's hand signature
The drawing is quintessential George Condo: it depicts a guitar surrealistically plugged into a painting on an easel
Provenance: from the Estate of Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006)
Music Mogul: Co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947, turning it into one of the most successful record labels in history by championing rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock legends like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones.
Background: Born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of a Turkish ambassador to the United States.
Cultural Legacy: Served as chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
Ahmet and his wife Mica Ertegun were a legendary, highly influential couple in the worlds of American music, high society, and interior design.

This work has kept in the original monograph published by PACE Wildenstein in 1999
. It has been elegantly floated and framed in a shadow box frame.
Measurements:
16 inches (vertical) by 20.5 inches (horizontal) by 2 inches
Drawing and book cove
11 inches (vertical) by 15.5 inches (horizontal)