
12 works from
1990
Marilyn Minter's enamel on metal works showcase her signature hyper-realistic aesthetic, capturing intensely close, visceral details with a glossy, almost photographic surface quality. The enamel medium lends the pieces a luminous, slick sheen that amplifies their seductive and tactile visual impact. Each work is presented in the artist's own metal frame, reinforcing the industrial yet intimate nature of Minter's distinctive practice.
- Medium
- enamel on metal, in artist's metal frame
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 10, 2018
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Artists in conversation

Richard Estes
American · b. 1932

Estes pioneered American photorealism with an obsessive attention to glossy reflective surfaces and hyper-precise detail that closely mirrors Minter's slick enamel aesthetic. His works share the same luminous, almost photographic surface quality and visceral clarity found in Minter's enamel on metal pieces.

John Currin
American · b. 1962

Currin combines hyper-realistic technique with provocative and sensually charged imagery, creating a similarly seductive and unsettling visual experience to Minter's work. His bold, glossy surfaces and willingness to push boundaries in contemporary American painting align closely with Minter's aesthetic goals.

Lisa Yuskavage
American · b. 1962

Yuskavage works in a pop surrealist tradition with bold colors, provocative and visceral imagery, and a highly polished surface quality that parallels Minter's hyper-realistic and seductive visual language. Both artists share a preoccupation with the female body rendered in an intensely tactile and contemporary manner.
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