Artists Donate Works to Raise £180,000 for 2009 Fundraiser

Paula Rego, Lullaby, etching, artist’s proof aside from an edition of 35, 2009, 110 x 110cm, © the artist, image courtesy:generously donated by the artist and Marlborough Fine Art, London.

Kate McGwire, Rile, feathers, glue, felt and polystyrene,, 2008, 60 x 180 x 60cm, © the artist, image courtesy:a new work produced for Gothic and generously donated by the Artist, photo by:Paul Bland

Ulla von Brandenburg, Kleiner Wald (Little Forest), ink on paper, 2005, 87 x 63cm, © the artist, courtesy of Produzentengalerie, Hamburg, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Produzentengalerie, Hamburg.

Grayson Perry, Untitled, ink and coloured pencil on paper, 2005, 20.5 x 29cm, © the artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London

Jane and Louise Wilson, The New Brutalism #6, two framed digital prints mounted on aluminium, edition 1 of 4, 2006, 61.6 x 75.5cm, © the artists, courtesy of Lisson Gallery, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artists and Lisson Gallery, London

Tessa Farmer, The Ship Of Galls, rams skull, plant galls, insects, plant roots, wasp nest section, 2009, © the artist and Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, image courtesy:The Artist is very generously making a new work for Gothic. Please note that the image is for illustration only.

Veronica Smirnoff, Monachina, tempera on wood, 2008, 27 x 31cm, © the artist, photo by:Irina Kalashnikova

Ruth Claxton, Nest (Bundled Robin), painted steel, glass, vinyl, found ceramic figurine, cut tights, 2008, 35 x 26 x 30cm, © the artist,, image courtesy:generously donated by the artist and Arquebuse, Geneva, photo by:Stuart Whipps

Avner Ben-Gal, Inferior To A Slave, acrylic on canvas, 2008, 120 x 120cm, © the artist, courtesy of Sadie Coles HQ, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London

Cornelia Parker, Blue Shift, set of 4 polaroids, framed, 2002, 8 x 8.5cm, © the artist, courtesy Frith Street Gallery, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Frith Street Gallery, London, photo by:Alex Delfanne

Gosha Ostretsov, Agony, acrylic and varnish on canvas, 2008, 175 x 240cm, © the artist and Paradise Row, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Paradise Row, London.

Suzanne Treister, ALCHEMY/The Guardian, 16th September 2008 (detail), watercolour and felt tip pen on watercolour paper, 2008, 122 x 152.5cm, © the artist, image courtesy:generously donated by the artist

Rebecca Stevenson, Conjunction #1, cast aluminium, 2004, 40 x 20 x 35cm, © the artist, courtesy of Mogadishni, Copenhagen, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Mogadishni, Copenhagen

Diann Bauer, Brothers, pencil and enamel on drafting film, 2006, 42 x 29.7cm, © the artist, image courtesy:the artist and Paradise Row

Grayson Perry, Untitled, ink on paper, 2005, 20.5 x 29cm, © the artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London

Francis Upritchard, Walter, found plastic vase and modeling material, 2008, 23 x 26.5cm (diameter), © the artist, courtesy of Kate MacGarry, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Kate MacGarry, London

Jake & Dinos Chapman, Etchasketchathon I (No.5), etching with watercolour, 2005, 57.3 x 52.8cm (including frame), © the artist and photographer, Gareth Winters, courtesy of Jay Jopling/White Cube, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artists and Jay Jopling/White Cube, London

Anselm Kiefer, Des Herbstes Runengespinst, photograph and branches, 2005, 85 x 63.5cm, © the artist, courtesy of Gallerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg, image courtesy:generously donated by Gallerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg.

Idris Khan, Toscanini’s Last, printed on 300g Velin de Archers paper, edition 7 of 60, 2008, 81 x 59cm, © the artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London, image courtesy:generously donated by the Artist and Victoria Miro gallery, London

Damien Hirst, Toddington Spins for Contemporary Art Society Auction, acrylic paint on paper, 2008, 233.8cm x 200.7cm x 7.6cm, © the artist and photographer, Prudence Cuming Associates, image courtesy:a new work created for Gothic and generously donated by Damien Hirst.

Cathy de Monchaux, Redemption – invader on the horizon, wood, elastoplast, brass, paper, copper wire, pigment, red velvet and feathers, 2008, 15.2 x 61 x 35.6cm, © the artist, image courtesy:a new site-specific work created for Gothic and generously donated by the artist, photo by:Dave Morgan

Henry Krokatsis, Levitation II, watercolor and carbon deposit on paper, 2006, 38 x 30cm, © the artist, image courtesy:the artist and David Risley Gallery

James Aldridge, Inverted Smoke, cut paper and acrylic, 2008, 120 x 90cm, © the artist, image courtesy:the artist and David Risley Gallery

Dorota Jurczak, Jeder Fasse Sich An Die Eigene Rotze (Everyone Is Touching Their Own Snot), framed etching, edition 3 of 3 and 1 Artist’s Proof, 2004, 20 x 29.5cm, © the artist, courtesy of Corvi-Mora, London, image courtesy:generously donated by Corvi-Mora, London

Over 250 leading museum directors, collectors, gallery directors and artists attended the fundraiser, which was held in the atmospheric Shunt Vaults next to London Bridge.

Alison Myners, Chair of the Contemporary Art Society, said: “We are enormously grateful to all the artists who so generously donated works to the auction. What a wonderful way to mark the beginning of our Centenary year.”

Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate said: “Museums need to be able to show the art of the present as well as the heritage of the past. For a hundred years the Contemporary Art Society has led the campaign to ensure that museums across the country are able to show the achievements of living artists, whose work reflects and shapes our vision of ourselves’.”

Founded in 1909 by a group of private philanthropists, the Contemporary Art Society has been buying works of art and donating them to British museums and galleries for nearly 100 years. It aims to support contemporary artists and ensure that important contemporary works are made available to the widest possible audiences across the country. Over its 100-year history, the Society has acquired works by artists including Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Damien Hirst, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, Anthony Caro, Gilbert & George, Tracey Emin, Grayson Perry and Mark Wallinger. This has often been the first time the work of this living artist has been given to a public collection.

The centenary celebrations will also include the launch of the Contemporary Art Society’s Annual Award, a major commission to a contemporary artist to create a work in the context of a historical or modern museum collection.

Artists who donated works: James Aldridge, Artists Anonymous, Diann Bauer, Anver Ben Gal, Anna Bjerger, Ulla von Brandenburg, Chris Bucklow, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Ruth Claxton, Tessa Farmer, Rachel Goodyear, Damien Hirst, Andreas Hofer, Rebecca Horn, Shirazeh Houshiary, Chantal Joffe, Dorota Jurczak, Idris Khan, Anselm Kiefer, Henry Krokastis, Kate McGwire, Cathy de Monchaux, Gosha Ostresov, Grayson Perry, Paula Rego, Veronica Smirnoff, Rebecca Stevenson, Suzanne Treister, Francis Upritchard, Jane & Louise Wilson, Masaki Yada