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Mark Tansey — Study for Arrest
Mark Tansey

Study for Arrest

A monochromatic canvas rendered in Tansey's signature earthy brown tones depicts a tense, ambiguous scene that blurs the boundary between action and stillness. The composition draws on the artist's characteristic use of appropriated imagery and narrative layering, presenting a moment of confrontation or restraint that invites multiple readings. True to Tansey's conceptual approach, the work challenges perception and the nature of representation itself, functioning simultaneously as image and idea.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 16, 2014

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Mark Tansey, Study for Arrest

A monochromatic canvas rendered in Tansey's signature earthy brown tones depicts a tense, ambiguous scene that blurs the boundary between action and stillness. The composition draws on the artist's characteristic use of appropriated imagery and narrative layering, presenting a moment of confrontation or restraint that invites multiple readings. True to Tansey's conceptual approach, the work challenges perception and the nature of representation itself, functioning simultaneously as image and idea.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Surreal, Bold, American, Post-War, Historical, Narrative, Drama, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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