Embroidery
1993
A meticulously rendered depiction of embroidered textile rendered in Tuymans' characteristically muted, washed-out palette, where the delicate needlework patterns appear both intimate and unsettling. The work transforms a traditionally domestic craft into something quietly loaded with unease, as Tuymans' reductive approach strips the familiar object of comfort while preserving its fragile, handmade presence.
- Medium
- Embroidery
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
LITERATURE Luc Tuymans, Zeno X Gallery, 25 Years of collaboration, catalogue d'exposition, Zeno X Gallery, Anvrtd, 2016 (illustré en couleurs p. 38). Luc Tuymans: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings Volume I: 1978-1994, New York, 2017, p. 354, No. LTP 156 (illustré en couleurs p. 355). EXHIBITED Anvers, Zeno X Gallery, Luc Tuymans - Intolerance, octobre-novembre 1993. Lausanne, Musée cantonal de Beaux-Arts, Rémy Zougg, Portrait d'un ami, Jean-Paul Jungo, 2000, p. 220 (des vues in situ illustrées en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 196 et 197). Maastricht, Bonnefantemuseum (mai-septembre); Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (octobre-janvier), The Purge, 1999-2000, p. 38 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 23). Varsovie, National Gallery or Art Zacheta, Come and see, mai-août 2008. Munich, Haus der Kunst, Luc Tuymans: Wenn der fruhling kommt, mars-mai 2008 (une vue in situ illustrée au catalogue d'exposition n.p.). Berlin, Galerie Isabella Czarnowska, Paul Thek and Luc Tuymans: Why?!, avril-juillet 2012, p. 75 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 33). Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68
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