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Keith Coventry — Ontological Picture
Keith Coventry

Ontological Picture

A stark, minimalist composition executed in oil and gesso on canvas, *Ontological Picture* reflects Keith Coventry's sustained engagement with the legacy of abstract modernism and its philosophical underpinnings. The work's restrained palette and precise application of gesso evoke the language of early twentieth-century abstraction while simultaneously questioning its ideological authority. Housed in the artist's own frame, the piece extends Coventry's interest in the constructed nature of art objects and the institutional contexts that define their meaning.

Medium
oil, gesso on canvas, in artist's frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 10, 2016

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Keith Coventry, Ontological Picture

A stark, minimalist composition executed in oil and gesso on canvas, *Ontological Picture* reflects Keith Coventry's sustained engagement with the legacy of abstract modernism and its philosophical underpinnings. The work's restrained palette and precise application of gesso evoke the language of early twentieth-century abstraction while simultaneously questioning its ideological authority. Housed in the artist's own frame, the piece extends Coventry's interest in the constructed nature of art objects and the institutional contexts that define their meaning.

Medium
oil, gesso on canvas, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Gesso, Minimalist, Geometric Composition, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Late 20th Century, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Framed Work, Minimalist Style, Minimalism, Oil on Canvas

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