
Richard and Harun
2024
Two seated figures occupy a cream colored ground in this large scale oil painting, rendered with gestural brushwork and vivid color accents. The figure on the left, depicted with pale skin tones and gray curled hair, wears a green shirt beneath a patterned turquoise jacket and dark blue trousers. The figure on the right, rendered in warm brown tones, wears a black jacket over a red and white striped shirt and gray trousers. Both subjects sit upright on chairs with hands resting on their laps, their gazes directed outward in a confrontational yet contemplative manner. The work exemplifies contemporary figurative painting that prioritizes psychological presence and material surface over strict representational detail, continuing a lineage of portraiture concerned with human dignity and social observation.
- 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 — £95000
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