
Head
A luminous, dreamlike head emerges from the canvas in Francesco Clemente's signature style, rendered in rich, sensuous pigments that pulse with psychological intensity. The fragmented yet deeply expressive visage reflects Clemente's enduring fascination with the human face as a site of spiritual and emotional transformation, blending influences from Eastern mysticism and Western figuration. The raw, gestural application of pigment lends the work an almost ritualistic quality, as if the head exists simultaneously between the physical and the transcendent.
- Medium
- pigment on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 17, 2013
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