
McVeigh
A large-scale oil painting by Dirk Skreber depicting Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, rendered with the cold, detached precision characteristic of the artist's work. Skreber's treatment of the subject confronts the viewer with the unsettling banality of evil, presenting the convicted domestic terrorist's image in a manner that resists both condemnation and glorification. The work raises provocative questions about portraiture, notoriety, and the role of painting in mediating society's relationship with violence and infamy.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
April 13, 2015
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