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Ged Quinn — The last game in town
Ged Quinn

The last game in town

2005

A meticulously rendered oil painting by Ged Quinn, "The Last Game in Town" demonstrates the artist's characteristic blend of Old Master technique with unsettling contemporary undertones. Painted on linen, the work inhabits a space between classical tradition and dark, enigmatic narrative, inviting the viewer into a scene laden with symbolic ambiguity. Quinn's assured handling of oil paint lends the composition a luminous, almost theatrical quality that belies the subtle unease embedded within its imagery.

Medium
oil on linen

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 5, 2017

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Ged Quinn, The last game in town, 2005

A meticulously rendered oil painting by Ged Quinn, "The Last Game in Town" demonstrates the artist's characteristic blend of Old Master technique with unsettling contemporary undertones. Painted on linen, the work inhabits a space between classical tradition and dark, enigmatic narrative, inviting the viewer into a scene laden with symbolic ambiguity. Quinn's assured handling of oil paint lends the composition a luminous, almost theatrical quality that belies the subtle unease embedded within its imagery.

Medium
oil on linen
Year
2005
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Old Master References, Melancholic Mood, Dramatic, Figurative Painting, Bold, Contemplative Mood, Figure, Muted Palette, Male Artist, British Artist, Allegorical Art, Landscape, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Expressive, Allegorical, Dark Romanticism, Large Format, 21st Century, Oil On Linen, Symbolism, Game, Narrative, Narrative Composition, Established Artist, British, Old Master Influence, Symbolist, Figurative, Contemporary

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