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Donald Baechler — Crowd (Skulls) #2
Donald Baechler

Crowd (Skulls) #2

2006

A dynamic and layered composition by Donald Baechler, *Crowd (Skulls) #2* combines gesso, Flashe, graphite, and paper collage to create a dense gathering of simplified skull motifs rendered in his signature naive, gestural style. The repeated forms overlap and accumulate across the surface, evoking themes of mortality, anonymity, and the collective human experience. The interplay of matte paint, drawing, and collaged paper elements adds rich textural depth to the work's deceptively straightforward imagery.

Medium
gesso, Flashe, graphite and paper collage on paper

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Donald Baechler, Crowd (Skulls) #2, 2006

A dynamic and layered composition by Donald Baechler, *Crowd (Skulls) #2* combines gesso, Flashe, graphite, and paper collage to create a dense gathering of simplified skull motifs rendered in his signature naive, gestural style. The repeated forms overlap and accumulate across the surface, evoking themes of mortality, anonymity, and the collective human experience. The interplay of matte paint, drawing, and collaged paper elements adds rich textural depth to the work's deceptively straightforward imagery.

Medium
gesso, Flashe, graphite and paper collage on paper
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Skull Motif, Dark Mood, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Collage, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Monochromatic, Paper Collage, Crowd Scene, Neo-Expressionism

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Hamilton Selway Gallery