12.25.85
1985
Sean Scully's *12.25.85* is a charcoal and chalk drawing on paper that embodies the artist's signature exploration of stripes and geometric abstraction. Bold, gestural bands of dark charcoal are offset by luminous chalk marks, creating a dynamic tension between light and shadow. The raw materiality of the medium lends the work an expressive, tactile quality that reflects Scully's interest in imbuing minimalist forms with emotional depth.
- Medium
- charcoal and chalk on paper
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 10, 2017
Artists in conversation
Franz Kline
American · b. 1910
Kline's large scale charcoal and oil works feature bold gestural black strokes against white grounds, sharing the same raw materiality and dynamic tension between dark marks and luminous negative space seen in this Scully drawing.
Brice Marden
American · b. 1938
Marden's works on paper explore structured geometric abstraction with a deeply tactile and contemplative quality, using minimal forms and tonal contrasts that closely parallel Scully's stripe based compositions and emotional minimalism.
Günther Förg
German · b. 1952
Förg created gestural abstract works on paper featuring bold geometric structures and monochromatic tonal relationships, combining expressive mark making with rigorous compositional discipline in a way that closely echoes this Scully drawing.
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