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Domenico Gnoli — Inside of Lady's Shoe
Domenico Gnoli

Inside of Lady's Shoe

A meticulously rendered close-up of the interior of a woman's shoe, painted with Gnoli's characteristic hyper-focused precision and flattened perspective. The soft, fabric-lined cavity of the shoe fills the entire canvas, transforming an intimate and mundane object into a monumental subject through radical cropping and scale. The addition of sand to the acrylic medium gives the surface a subtle, tactile texture that echoes the material world the painting so intently examines.

Medium
acrylic and sand on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

June 27, 2016

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