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Ged Quinn — There's a ghost in my house
Ged Quinn

There's a ghost in my house

2008

A hauntingly beautiful landscape rendered in Quinn's signature old master style, where idyllic pastoral scenery is quietly disrupted by unsettling, cryptic elements that blur the boundary between the serene and the sinister. Rich, luminous oil paint evokes the techniques of classical European painting, yet the work is laced with contemporary unease, suggesting a presence that lingers just beyond perception. The title's allusion to spectral inhabitation infuses the tranquil scene with a psychological tension, inviting the viewer to search the canvas for what remains hidden in plain sight.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Ged Quinn, There's a ghost in my house, 2008

A hauntingly beautiful landscape rendered in Quinn's signature old master style, where idyllic pastoral scenery is quietly disrupted by unsettling, cryptic elements that blur the boundary between the serene and the sinister. Rich, luminous oil paint evokes the techniques of classical European painting, yet the work is laced with contemporary unease, suggesting a presence that lingers just beyond perception. The title's allusion to spectral inhabitation infuses the tranquil scene with a psychological tension, inviting the viewer to search the canvas for what remains hidden in plain sight.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2008
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark Mood, Melancholic Mood, Figurative Painting, Landscape Painting, Narrative Symbolism, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Mysterious Mood, Allegorical Subject, British Artist, Allegorical Art, Landscape, Contemporary Artist, Large Format, Symbolic Realism, Old Master Influence, Oil on Canvas, Old Master Style

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