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Callum Innes — Exposed Painting Dioxazine Violet
Callum Innes

Exposed Painting Dioxazine Violet

2012

A luminous field of deep dioxazine violet saturates the linen surface, its rich pigment dissolving into pale, ghostly traces where the paint has been partially removed with solvent. Innes's signature process of application and erasure creates a meditative tension between presence and absence, leaving behind a translucent veil that reveals the raw texture of the linen beneath. The work embodies the artist's ongoing investigation into the fundamental properties of paint, light, and material memory.

Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 2012, in the United Kingdom. Literature: Tim Stott, “Callum Innes: Unforeseen,” ; Exhibition History: Dublin, Kerlin Gallery, ;

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Callum Innes, Exposed Painting Dioxazine Violet, 2012

A luminous field of deep dioxazine violet saturates the linen surface, its rich pigment dissolving into pale, ghostly traces where the paint has been partially removed with solvent. Innes's signature process of application and erasure creates a meditative tension between presence and absence, leaving behind a translucent veil that reveals the raw texture of the linen beneath. The work embodies the artist's ongoing investigation into the fundamental properties of paint, light, and material memory.

Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
195.6 x 194.9 cm
Year
2012
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Scottish Artist, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Violet Tones, Large Format, Process Art, Oil On Linen, Meditative Mood, Monochromatic, Minimalism

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