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Michael Joseph (1941-) - Cheeky backgammon game - brown-toned test print, off-white mount
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Michael Joseph (1941-) - Cheeky backgammon game - brown-toned test print, off-white mount

Cheeky Backgammon Game - Original Signed Print by Michael Joseph An original signed print by Michael Joseph, titled Cheeky Backgammon Game, photographed in London in the 1980s. At first glance, this appears to be a stylish, slightly decadent interior scene: two men absorbed in a game of backgammon, surrounded by plants, mirrors, shelves, soft furnishings and the polished comfort of a fashionable London home. But look closer. In the mirror, a topless woman appears almost like a hidden visual punchline - unexpected, provocative and very Michael Joseph. It is exactly the sort of mischievous detail that turns a simple advertising image into a story: part social tableau, part private joke, part beautifully staged visual trap. The photograph speaks to the boldness of 1980s advertising, when glamour, suggestion and playful provocation were often used to catch the eye and unsettle the expected. Joseph had a rare talent for this: creating images that looked elegant on the surface, but carried a wink of surrealism, humour and rebellion underneath. Signed by Michael Joseph on the mount. A wonderfully unusual collector’s piece - stylish, witty, provocative and unmistakably of its era. Mount size 40cm wide by 30cm high, will be carefully packed and dispatched with great care. #MichaelJoseph #CheekyBackgammonGame #VintagePhotography #1980sAdvertising #AdvertisingPhotography #Nudeinmirror #BritishPhotography #Backgammon #ProvocativeArt #SurrealPhotography #VisualStorytelling #CollectorPiece #OneOffArt #InteriorDecor #ArtForSale

No. 103633945

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Michael Joseph (1941-) - Cheeky backgammon game - brown-toned test print, off-white mount

Michael Joseph (1941-) - Cheeky backgammon game - brown-toned test print, off-white mount

Cheeky Backgammon Game - Original Signed Print by Michael Joseph

An original signed print by Michael Joseph, titled Cheeky Backgammon Game, photographed in London in the 1980s.

At first glance, this appears to be a stylish, slightly decadent interior scene: two men absorbed in a game of backgammon, surrounded by plants, mirrors, shelves, soft furnishings and the polished comfort of a fashionable London home.

But look closer.

In the mirror, a topless woman appears almost like a hidden visual punchline - unexpected, provocative and very Michael Joseph. It is exactly the sort of mischievous detail that turns a simple advertising image into a story: part social tableau, part private joke, part beautifully staged visual trap.

The photograph speaks to the boldness of 1980s advertising, when glamour, suggestion and playful provocation were often used to catch the eye and unsettle the expected. Joseph had a rare talent for this: creating images that looked elegant on the surface, but carried a wink of surrealism, humour and rebellion underneath.

Signed by Michael Joseph on the mount. A wonderfully unusual collector’s piece - stylish, witty, provocative and unmistakably of its era.

Mount size 40cm wide by 30cm high, will be carefully packed and dispatched with great care.

#MichaelJoseph #CheekyBackgammonGame #VintagePhotography #1980sAdvertising #AdvertisingPhotography #Nudeinmirror #BritishPhotography #Backgammon #ProvocativeArt #SurrealPhotography #VisualStorytelling #CollectorPiece #OneOffArt #InteriorDecor #ArtForSale

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€ 45
No reserve price
Elena Vaninetti
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Estimate  € 350 - € 450

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