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oil paint and graphite on printed image inside a sealed plastic envelope, 1967, signed (possibly by another hand) in black ink and titled on a label affixed to the upper edge of the plastic sleeve, 310 x 230 mm (12 1/4 x 9 in) Provenance: Ian Breakwell Private Collection UK, since circa 1970, acquired from the above. B is for Bee was produced at the request of the artist Ian Breakwell for a special double issue of Exit Magazine. Breakwell intended issues 7/8 to be known as the Exit Alphabet Box, and to this end he contacted 13 artists, randomly selecting 2 letters for each artist, their remit was to produce a drawing, construction, poem etc., answering the question "A-Z is for ". Hamilton's chosen letters were B and L, and the artist created B is for Bee and L is for Elle as his answers to the question. Both letters were homonyms that translated perfectly into a direct artistic image, a Duchampian idea that undoubtedly amused the artist. Breakwell ran out of money before the issue could be published and the present work has remained in the same collection since the early 1970's when it was acquired from Breakwell by the present owner. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.