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Lorraine Shemesh — Lollipops (big Suckers)
Lorraine Shemesh

Lollipops (big Suckers)

1984

A masterful display of hyperrealistic draftsmanship, Lorraine Shemesh's *Lollipops (Big Suckers)* renders a cluster of swirling, round candies in richly detailed graphite on paper. The artist's meticulous technique captures the translucent, glossy surfaces of the lollipops with stunning precision, playing with light and shadow to create an almost tactile sense of dimension. The monochromatic treatment transforms these familiar, everyday confections into objects of quiet fascination and visual delight.

Medium
graphite on paper

🔨 Auction Lot

A Life of Discovery: Works from The Allan Stone Collection | Contemporary Art Online

December 3, 2018

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 25

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Lorraine Shemesh, Lollipops (big Suckers), 1984

A masterful display of hyperrealistic draftsmanship, Lorraine Shemesh's *Lollipops (Big Suckers)* renders a cluster of swirling, round candies in richly detailed graphite on paper. The artist's meticulous technique captures the translucent, glossy surfaces of the lollipops with stunning precision, playing with light and shadow to create an almost tactile sense of dimension. The monochromatic treatment transforms these familiar, everyday confections into objects of quiet fascination and visual delight.

Medium
graphite on paper
Year
1984
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Food, Graphite On Paper, American, Detailed, Whimsical, Realism, Colorful, Drawing, Still Life, Contemporary

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