




End. Résumé #3
2025
In "End. Résumé #3," Heidi Hahn constructs a large-scale figurative composition that hovers between dissolution and self-possession, the painted figure emerging from and retreating into a field of loosely worked oil that resists easy resolution. Measuring 208 by 145 centimeters on linen, the work commands physical presence while sustaining an atmosphere of psychological suspension. Hahn's handling of paint is deliberate in its incompleteness, with passages of raw, breathing ground left to complicate the boundary between subject and surface. The title's punctuation carries weight, the period following "End" suggesting finality before the résumé, a word meaning both summary and recommencement, reorients that reading entirely. Hahn has developed a widely recognized practice around the interior lives of her figures, often women rendered in states that elude conventional narrative. In this 2025 work, that sensibility reaches a particular maturity. Color operates at a low, sustained frequency, neither decorative nor illustrative, and the figure's posture communicates something closer to endurance than drama. The linen support, warm and tactile beneath the paint, becomes an active participant in the work's mood rather than a neutral ground. Offered through Kadel Willborn, "End. Résumé #3" represents an ambitious and cohesive statement from an artist whose market has grown steadily alongside critical recognition. The work is unframed, allowing collectors the opportunity to consider its presentation as an extension of their own reading of the piece. For those drawn to figurative painting that operates through restraint and accumulated feeling rather than spectacle, this is a substantial and rewarding acquisition.
- Medium
- Oil on linen
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Kadel Willborn
For Sale — $40000
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