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Glenn Brown — Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël)
Glenn Brown

Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël)

2019

A meticulously rendered work on translucent polyester film, Glenn Brown's *Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël)* layers his signature approach to appropriation, reinterpreting the gestural energy of Old Master sources through a cool, unsettling precision. The acrylic medium lends the surface a strange, almost frozen luminosity, suspending the borrowed imagery between reverence and detachment. Presented in the artist's own frame, the work extends Brown's ongoing interrogation of authorship, originality, and the seductive power of art historical legacy.

Medium
acrylic on polyester film laid down on cardboard, in artist's frame
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2019, in the United Kingdom. Exhibition History: Paris, Musée national Eugène Delacroix,

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art

March 6, 2026

Estimate: $150,000$200,000

Sold: $174,150

Lot 124

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Glenn Brown, Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël), 2019

A meticulously rendered work on translucent polyester film, Glenn Brown's *Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël)* layers his signature approach to appropriation, reinterpreting the gestural energy of Old Master sources through a cool, unsettling precision. The acrylic medium lends the surface a strange, almost frozen luminosity, suspending the borrowed imagery between reverence and detachment. Presented in the artist's own frame, the work extends Brown's ongoing interrogation of authorship, originality, and the seductive power of art historical legacy.

Medium
acrylic on polyester film laid down on cardboard, in artist's frame
Dimensions
109.2 x 94 cm
Year
2019
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Melancholic Mood, Old Master Homage, Male Artist, Mixed Media, British Artist, Muted Tones, Appropriation Art, Figurative Art, Small Format, Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Art, Established Artist

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