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Chantal Joffe — Calais at Dusk
Chantal Joffe

Calais at Dusk

2025

Two figures occupy a compressed, vertically oriented composition rendered in oil on board. A man in a pale blue shirt stands behind a woman in a white dress, their bodies arranged in close proximity against an ambiguous interior space defined by muted greens, grays, and purples. The painting employs loose, gestural brushwork that prioritizes psychological presence over anatomical precision, with faces rendered in contemplative expressions that suggest intimacy or tension. The work exemplifies contemporary figurative painting's engagement with human relationships and emotional interiority, continuing a lineage extending from German Expressionism through to present day figuration.

Medium
Oil on board
Overall
Location
Victoria Miro Gallery, London

Notes

Victoria Miro, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A07, May 13–17, 2026.

For Sale — £90000

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Chantal Joffe, Calais at Dusk, 2025

Two figures occupy a compressed, vertically oriented composition rendered in oil on board. A man in a pale blue shirt stands behind a woman in a white dress, their bodies arranged in close proximity against an ambiguous interior space defined by muted greens, grays, and purples. The painting employs loose, gestural brushwork that prioritizes psychological presence over anatomical precision, with faces rendered in contemplative expressions that suggest intimacy or tension. The work exemplifies contemporary figurative painting's engagement with human relationships and emotional interiority, continuing a lineage extending from German Expressionism through to present day figuration.

Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
overall: 230 x 120 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
Victoria Miro Gallery, United Kingdom

Related themes

Interior Space, British Art, Emotional Content, Muted Palette, Gestural Painting, Oil On Board, Portraiture, Human Relationship, Figurative Art, Psychological Portrait, Contemporary Painting, Vertical Format, Two Figures, Portrait, Expressionist, British Contemporary, Contemporary Figurative, Figure Painting, Intimate Scene, 20th Century Influence

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