
Exposed Painting, Bluish Grey
A luminous field of bluish grey oil paint dominates this contemplative work by Scottish artist Callum Innes, its surface bearing the ghostly traces of pigment partially dissolved and removed through the artist's signature process of applying and then washing away paint with turpentine. The resulting composition reveals layers of exposure and erasure, where remnants of color bleed softly into the raw linen ground, creating a meditation on absence and presence. The work embodies Innes's ongoing dialogue between mark-making and obliteration, inviting quiet reflection on the transient nature of color and form.
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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