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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye — Brutality by Any Other Name
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Brutality by Any Other Name

2011

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's 2011 oil painting 'Brutality by Any Other Name' depicts a figure rendered with her distinctive gestural style. The work engages with themes of identity, presence, and representation.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 13, 2025

Lot 22

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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Brutality by Any Other Name, 2011

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's 2011 oil painting 'Brutality by Any Other Name' depicts a figure rendered with her distinctive gestural style. The work engages with themes of identity, presence, and representation.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Identity, 2010s, Portraiture, Oil Paint, Black Artist, Gesture, Figurative, Contemporary

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