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Domenico Gnoli — Inside of Lady's Shoe
Domenico Gnoli

Inside of Lady's Shoe

A meticulously rendered close-up of the interior of a woman's shoe, painted with Gnoli's characteristic hyper-focused precision and flattened perspective. The soft, fabric-lined cavity of the shoe fills the entire canvas, transforming an intimate and mundane object into a monumental subject through radical cropping and scale. The addition of sand to the acrylic medium gives the surface a subtle, tactile texture that echoes the material world the painting so intently examines.

Medium
acrylic and sand on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

June 27, 2016

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Domenico Gnoli, Inside of Lady's Shoe

A meticulously rendered close-up of the interior of a woman's shoe, painted with Gnoli's characteristic hyper-focused precision and flattened perspective. The soft, fabric-lined cavity of the shoe fills the entire canvas, transforming an intimate and mundane object into a monumental subject through radical cropping and scale. The addition of sand to the acrylic medium gives the surface a subtle, tactile texture that echoes the material world the painting so intently examines.

Medium
acrylic and sand on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Italian Artist, Muted Tones, Intimate Mood, Close-Up Composition, Pop Art, Magic Realism, Surrealist Influence, Everyday Objects, Fashion Subject, Hyperrealism, Surrealist Undertones, Still Life

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Sebastián Naranjo