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Carsten Höller — Canaries
Carsten Höller

Canaries

Two vividly colored canaries are rendered with a scientific yet playful precision, reflecting Höller's characteristic blend of biological inquiry and perceptual experimentation. The work belongs to a limited edition of 24, underscoring the artist's engagement with multiples and the democratization of art objects. Höller's fascination with sensory experience and the natural world is distilled into this intimate yet quietly unsettling study of living creatures.

Medium
All signed, dated and numbered 8/24 in pencil (there were also 6 artist's proofs), published by the artist, all framed.

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Evening & Day Editions

April 23, 2019

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Sold: $12,500

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Carsten Höller, Canaries

Two vividly colored canaries are rendered with a scientific yet playful precision, reflecting Höller's characteristic blend of biological inquiry and perceptual experimentation. The work belongs to a limited edition of 24, underscoring the artist's engagement with multiples and the democratization of art objects. Höller's fascination with sensory experience and the natural world is distilled into this intimate yet quietly unsettling study of living creatures.

Medium
All signed, dated and numbered 8/24 in pencil (there were also 6 artist's proofs), published by the artist, all framed.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Print, Animal, Conceptual, Whimsical, German, Colorful, Contemporary

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