Rough Sleeper and Beggar were part of a 2009 ‘Street Drop’ where the artworks were hidden in the street for the public to find. The midwinter drop was announced on a special radio broadcast from St. Mungo’s homeless hostel where the artist was resident at the time. The editions were placed around Brick Lane and Berkley Square. This is the first time the two have come up at auction at the same time, one at Christies and the other at Sotheby’s, just minutes from Berkley Square.
